Dear ASCA users,

It was requested by M. Corcoran to observe Eta Carinae (AO-6 Priority-1target)
as early as possible during current low state; they worry otherwise they must 
wait for 5.5 years to the next low state. Accepting this rtequest we have 
installed the observation on December 24 by replacing with the target,  
Z System F6 (PI: N. Yamasaki, Priority-C of AO-5) once allocated in the span. 
The observation of Z System F6 was now dropped out.

Fumiaki Nagase

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A S C A     WEEKLY  OBSERVATION   PLAN
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December 17,  1997 - January 4, 1998,	ver-2   (97/12/24)
(ISAS contact scientist:  Y. ISHISAKI	(ishisaki@phys.metro-u.ac.jp)
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Date	MNV	Target 		Tag. 	Exp.	Observation	PI or 
	start	name  		Cat.	(ks)	Cat.  Pri./TC	 ( PPI/Co-PI)
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12/17	 3:00	NGC 4192 #1	AGN	20	MUJ	2/n	R. Mushotzky
								/Y. Terashima
12/17	17:10	NGC 4639 #1	AGN	40	USJ	3/n	L. Ho

12/18	17:10	SN1979C/NGC4321	SNR	30	US	3/n	R. Petre

12/19	12:20	HCG 68		CG	40	JPN	3/n	Y. Ikebe

12/20	10:40	R1205+22	CG	20	US	3/n	C. Jones

12/20	23:10	1E2344+514  #2	AGN	10	JUS	2/Y	T. Takahashi

12/21	 5:30	LSS 1983+310 #2	CXB	40	JPN	2/n	J. Kataoka

12/22	 5:30	Mkn 1152	AGN	40	MUJ	2/n	T. Yaqoob
								/H. Kunieda
12/23	11:20	NGC 4192 #2	AGN	20	MUJ	2/n	R. Mushotzky
								/Y. Terashima
12/23	23:00	NGC 4639 #1	AGN	40	USJ	3/n	L. Ho

12/24	21:20	Eta Car Peri	Star	50	USJ	1/n	M. Corcoran
							(AO-6 target)
12/26	 4:50	Fornax A W Lobe	AGN	80	JPN	2/n	K. Makishima

12/28	12:40	N103B		SNR	80	US	2/n	R. Petre

(97/12/29 - 98/1/3; New Year Holiday; No ASCA Operation)

( 1/ 4	17:00, 1998	MNV to next target)
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(Note) Obs. Cat. JPN: Japan time, US: US time, JUS: Japan-US Collaboration, 
USJ: US-Japan Collaboration,  MJU: Merged Japan-US (PPI=Japan), 
MUJ: Merged US-Japan (PPI=US),  ESJ: ESA-Japan Program, 
MOT: Manager's observatory time (Calibration and maintenance)