Dear ASCA users, Please find below the ASCA observation schedule for the period of January 9 to 20, 2000. 3C 273 is a cross-calibration target between Chandra-BeppoSAX-ASCA. The schedule of 3C273 will be further adjusted according to the Chandra's scheduling. NGC 3789 (No.1) is a pilot observation to the forthcoming ASCA observation in next week of NGC 3789 (No.3) in coordination with Chandra. F. Nagase ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A S C A WEEKLY OBSERVATION PLAN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- #32: Jauary 9 - 20, 2000 ver-1 (99/12/20) (ISAS contact scientist: A. YAMASHITA (ayamashi@astro.isas.ac.jp) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date MNV Target Tag. Exp. Observation PI or start name Cat. (ks) Cat. Pri./TC ( PPI/Co-PI) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 9 14:10 A 402 CG 50 MUJ 2/n H. Ebeling /T. Tamura 1/10 21:50 3C273 AGN 50 MOT 1/Y ASCA-team (Cross-Calibration with Chandra) 1/12 11:40 PG 1402+261 AGN 60 ESJ 2/n J. Reeves 1/14 0:20 1E1207.4-5209 Star 80 JPN 2/n S. Shibata 1/16 7:40 HD 120136 Star 80 ESJ 2/n A. Maggio 1/18 10:20 MRC 0235+023 AGN 50 ESJ 2/n J. Siebert 1/19 15:50 NGC 3789 N1 AGN 20 US 2/Y W. Brandt (1 /20 7:40 MNV to next target) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: Observatory Time (Calibration, maintenance), and TOO: Target of Opportunity