Phase 2 Proposal Instructions for Cycle 10

4.2 Target Name [Target_Name]

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The name is used to identify a target; all target names within a proposal must be unique. The target name can be selected from the STScI list of standard targets (see Table 4.1; explanations of ÒLevel 1Ó and ÒLevel 2Ó are given below), or a name can be defined by the GO. The use of standard names is encouraged whenever it is possible.

The following conventions should be followed in naming targets:

• The maximum allowable length of a target name is 31 characters.
• No blanks are permitted in target names. A hyphen should replace blanks that would normally be used to separate fields (e.g. IO-TORUS, COMET-BRADFIELD-1979X).
• Only letters and numerals are allowed in target names; punctuation (other than hyphens and + or Ð) is not permitted.
• Target names must begin with a letter, not a numeral.
• Construct target names so they make sense for your observing program. For example, if your program consisted of consecutive observations of three surface features on Mars, then three appropriate target names might be: MARS-FEATURE1, MARS-FEATURE2, and MARS-FEATURE3.

  Do not use just a standard name for a target when a specific portion of a body is being observed. For example, do not use ÒSaturnÓ as the target name for a feature or specific location that is defined relative to the position of Saturn as a standard body because this is confusing for the software that computes the positions of moving targets.

  
   
  

Table 4.1: Solar System Standard Targets

Level 1	Level 2
Sun
Mercury
Venus
Earth	Moon
Mars	Phobos	Deimos
Jupiter	Io	Europa	Ganymede
	Callisto	Amalthea	Himalia
	Elara	Pasiphae	Sinope
	Lysithea	Carme	Ananke
	Leda	Thebe (1979J2)	Adrastea (1979J1)
	Metis (1979J3)
Saturn	Mimas	Enceladus	Tethys
	Dione	Rhea	Titan
	Hyperion	Iapetus	Phoebe
	Janus (1980S1)	Epimetheus (1980S3)	Helene (1980S6)
	Telesto (1980S13)	Calypso (1980S25)	Atlas (1980S28)
	Prometheus (1980S27)	Pandora (1980S26)	Pan
Uranus	Ariel	Umbriel	Titania
	Oberon	Miranda	Cordelia (1986U7)
	Ophelia (1986U8)	Bianca (1986U9)	Cressida (1986U3)
	Desdemona (1986U6)	Juliet (1986U2)	Portia (1986U1)
	Rosalind (1986U4)	Belinda (1986U5)	Puck (1985U1)
	Caliban	Sycorax	Prospero
	Setebos	Stephano
Neptune	Triton	Nereid	Naiad
	Thalassa	Despina	Galatea
	Larissa	Proteus
Pluto	Charon

 

If you are uncertain whether or not your target can be referenced by name, contact your Program Coordinator for guidance.

Alternate names are given in parentheses for some bodies but these should not be listed in the RPS2 file. They are given here for identification purposes only.