[vsnet-alert 3618] XTE J1859+226: updated ASCA schedule

[Taichi Kato <tkato>]

XTE J1859+226: updated ASCA schedule

   We have received from Dr. McCollough the following most up-to-date schedule
of ASCA observations on Oct. 13.  Y. Sano-san and the Kyoto team will be
observing, starting approximately at 08:30 UT and ending 14:20.  Observations
from Asia and eastern Europe, covering the latter half of the ASCA run,
are very welcome.

        Maneuver start time = 23-Oct-1999 05:40:00 UT
seq_no = 15709000    23-Oct-1999 06:17:00 UT    XTE_J1859+226
        ra = 284.6732    dec =  22.6582     (these are J2000 coordinates)
        SIS cts =  10.0 c/s/SIS
        Please Offset SIS
        Category = BIN, Priority = 1, Type = TOO, PI Name = MCC0LLOUGH
        Target is a time-critical observation.
        NASA/MSFC                       MICHAEL.MCC0LLOUGH@MSFC.NASA.GOV
        Sun angle:  82.9- 82.6    Est. Exp. Time = 20.5/20.0
        STTA Moon Angle:  26.8- 30.1    STTB Moon Angle:  63.9- 60.0
        End of last good time interval = 23-Oct-1999 16:10:00 UT

        Maneuver start time = 23-Oct-1999 16:40:00 UT

Regards,
Taichi Kato and Makoto Uemura

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