Page 1 PROPOSAL FOR HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVATIONS ST ScI Use Only ID 1057c Report Date: 09-May-96:16:05 Version: ********** Check-in Date: ********** 1.Proposal Title: IMAGING AND SPECTROSCOPY OF ELLIPTICAL GALAXIES -- CYCLE 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Scientific Category 3. Proposal For 4. Proposal Type 5. Continuation ID GALAXIES & CLUSTERS GTO/OS Sub Category NUCLEI ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Principal Investigator Institution Country Telephone Philippe Crane EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATOR GERMANY, W (49-89)320-06- ASTRONOMER-PHYSICIST ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. Abstract This proposal has several objectives. First, the imaging data will be used to determine the precise positions of the centers of the galaxies, to see if the central region is bright enough to do long slit spectroscopy with the FOC f/48 spectrograph, and finally to study the radial intensity and color profile in the spectral region between 2200A and 4500A. In addition, f/288 data will be obtained in those few cases where it is warranted by the f/96 exposures. The spectroscopy will be attempted only in the cases where the central region is bright enough to determine a good velocity dispersion. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8. Scientific Key Words: GALAXIES, ELLIPTICAL; ASTROMETRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. Est obs time (hours) pri: 11.75 par: 0 10. Num targs pri: 32 par: 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 2 I. GENERAL FORM Proposal 1057c PI: Philippe Crane Proposal Title: IMAGING AND SPECTROSCOPY OF ELLIPTICAL GALAXIES -- CYCLE 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Proposers: Proposers Institution Country ESA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ivan R. King UC, BERKELEY USA Craig D. Mackay CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY UNITED KING X Philippe Crane EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY GERMANY, WE Michael J. Disney UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, CARDIFF UNITED KING X ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. Description of proposed observations. The following exposures should be scheduled in cycle 1: NOTE: THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS OLD AND OUT OF DATE. SEE EXPOSURE LOGSHEET. 1,2,14,15,18,19,22,23,26,27,47,48,63,64, 83,85,103,104,107,108 NOTE: THE ABOVE INFORMATION ON LINE NUMBERS IS FROM AN OLDER VERSION OF THE PROPOSAL. SEE THE EXPOSURE LOGSHEET SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LATEST. The conditional exposure for each object will be done in 10 cases for the f/288 exposure, and in one case for the f/48 spectrographic observations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12. 64% of the observing time for this project is to be charged to P. Crane's guaranteed time. 36% of the observing time for this project is to be charged to I.R. King's guaranteed time. The observing sequences may have to be modified to include neutral density filters depending on the initial exposures. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13. FOC images at f/96 will be used to a) locate precisely the center of several elliptical galaxies, b) determine if these centers are bright enough for f/48 velocity dispersion measurements c) study the radial profile from 2500A to 4500A and d) perform spectroscopic observations to determine the velocity dispersion in the central region. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. Address Information Name: CRAIG D. MACKAY Category: CON Institution: INSTITUTE OF ASTRONOMY Address: MADINGLEY ROAD City: CAMBRIDGE CB3 OHA State: Zip Code: Country: UNITED KINGDOM Telephone: 44-223-62204 Telex (or e-mail): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: IVAN R. KING Category: CON Institution: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Address: DEPT. OF ASTRONOMY UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA City: BERKELEY State: CA Zip Code: 84720 Country: USA Telephone: 415-642-2206 Telex (or e-mail): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 3 Name: PHILIPPE CRANE Category: PI Institution: EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY Address: KARL-SCHWARZSCHILD-STR. 2 City: D-8046 GARCHING BEI MUNCHEN State: Zip Code: Country: GERMANY, WEST Telephone: (49-89) 320-06-230 Telex (or e-mail): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TARGET LIST a) Fixed Targets ID = 1057c [ 4] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tar| Target | Target | Target |Coord | Radial |Acqui|FLX| Flux data No | Name | Description | Position |Eqnx | Vel. |Prblm|REF| | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 NGC3862 ELLIPTICAL GALAXY RA=11H 45M 5.038S +/- 0.1S, 2000.0 DEC=19D 36' 21.64" +/- 1.0" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 NGC4406 ELLIPTICAL GALAXY RA=12H 26M 11.676S +/- 0.1S, 2000.0 DEC=12D 56' 44.99" +/- 1.0" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 24 NGC6251 ELLIPTICAL GALAXY RA=16H 32M 32.681S +/- 0.1S, 2000.0 DEC=82D 32' 15.94" +/- 1.0" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPOSURE LOGSHEET ID = 1057c [ 5] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |10 | 11 | 12 |13 |14| 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Line | Seq | Target |Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | S/N |Flx|Pr| Special Number | Name | Name |Config| Mode |or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| |Rel. Time|Ref| | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 23 NGC3862 FOC/96 IMAGE 512X512 F342W 1 20M 2 CYCLE 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 24 NGC3862 ^ ^ ^ F502M 1 10M 2 CYCLE 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 33 NGC4406 FOC/96 IMAGE 512X512 F342W 1 20M 2 CYCLE 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 34 NGC4406 ^ ^ ^ F502M, 1 10M 3 CYCLE 0 F1ND ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 105 NGC6251 FOC/96 IMAGE 512X512 F342W 1 20M 2 CYCLE 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 106 NGC6251 FOC/96 ^ ^ F502M 1 10M 3 CYCLE 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary Form for Proposal 1057c [ 6] Item Used in this proposal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Configurations FOC/96 ^ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opmodes IMAGE ^ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Optional Parameters ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Proposal for GTO/OS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ S/C Hours 11.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scientific Category GALAXIES & CLUSTERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scientific Sub-category NUCLEI ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Requirements CYCLE 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spectral Elements F342W F502M F502M,F1ND ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target Names NGC3862 NGC4406 NGC6251 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------