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4.3.5 Secondary calibrators & pointing sources

If during your observing run no planets are available, or they are too close to the sun, you should observe secondary calibrators in order to properly calibrate your data. Most sources with $S \ge 5\,{\rm Jy}$ in the following table are also excellent pointing sources. Ask the FoT on duty if you're not sure about a particular source.
The last entry in each line gives the measured flux density at 345GHz.

SNAM= W3 OH           ; SLAM= 2 23 16.50 ; SBET= 61 38 57.0 ;! 27.1 +- 0.6
SNAM= 0316+413 3C84   ; SLAM= 3 16 29.56 ; SBET= 41 19 51.9 ;!  1.6 +- 0.1
SNAM= GL490           ; SLAM= 3 23 39.22 ; SBET= 58 36 35.6 ;!  6.3 +- 0.3
SNAM= NGC1333         ; SLAM= 3 26 04.80 ; SBET= 31 03 14.0 ;!  9.4 +- 0.2
SNAM= 0415+379 3C111  ; SLAM= 4 15 00.60 ; SBET= 37 54 19.0 ;!  2.4 +- 0.1
SNAM= 0439+360 CRL618 ; SLAM= 4 39 33.80 ; SBET= 36 01 15.0 ;!  4.4 +- 0.1
SNAM= IRC2            ; SLAM= 5 32 47.03 ; SBET=-05 24 23.9 ;!  188 +- 7
SNAM= 0607-157        ; SLAM= 6 07 26.00 ; SBET=-15 42 03.1 ;!  1.3 +- 0.5
SNAM= CWLEO IRC+10216 ; SLAM= 9 45 14.84 ; SBET= 13 30 40.5 ;!  5.3 +- 0.3
SNAM= 1156+295        ; SLAM=11 56 57.79 ; SBET= 29 31 25.7 ;!  1.2 +- 0.1
SNAM= 1226+023 3C273  ; SLAM=12 26 33.25 ; SBET= 02 19 43.3 ;!  3.0 +- 0.1
SNAM= 1228+127 VIRGOA ; SLAM=12 28 17.60 ; SBET= 12 40 02.0 ;!  1.1 +- 0.1
SNAM= 1244-255        ; SLAM=12 44 06.71 ; SBET=-25 31 26.5 ;!  2.8 +- 0.1
SNAM= 1253-055 3C279  ; SLAM=12 53 35.84 ; SBET=-05 31 08.0 ;!  9.2 +- 0.2
SNAM= 1334-127 OP-158.3;SLAM=13 34 59.81 ; SBET=-12 42 09.8 ;!  4.0 +- 0.1
SNAM= 1629-24         ; SLAM=16 29 21.05 ; SBET=-24 22 15.5 ;! 10.5 +- 0.2
SNAM= 1641+399 3C345  ; SLAM=16 41 17.61 ; SBET= 39 54 10.8 ;!  2.2 +- 0.1
SNAM= 1749+096 4C09.57; SLAM=17 49 10.39 ; SBET= 09 39 42.8 ;!  1.2 +- 0.1
SNAM= 1757-240 OH5.89-0.39;SLAM=17 57 26.80;SBET=-24 03 57.0;! 31.2 +- 0.4
SNAM= G34.3           ; SLAM=18 50 46.17 ; SBET= 01 11 12.6 ;! 58.7 +- 0.2
SNAM= G45.1           ; SLAM=19 11 00.42 ; SBET= 10 45 42.9 ;!  7.1 +- 0.2
SNAM= K3-50A          ; SLAM=19 59 50.10 ; SBET= 33 24 19.4 ;! 11.9 +- 0.3
SNAM= ON1             ; SLAM=20 08 09.91 ; SBET= 31 22 42.3 ;!  6.2 +- 0.1
SNAM= MWC 349         ; SLAM=20 30 56.85 ; SBET= 40 29 20.2 ;! 2.59 +- 0.06
SNAM= DR21CONT        ; SLAM=20 37 14.37 ; SBET= 42 08 56.5 ;! 12.5 +- 0.4
SNAM= CRL2688         ; SLAM=21 00 19.90 ; SBET= 36 29 45.0 ;!  6.2 +- 0.1
SNAM= 2223-052 3C446  ; SLAM=22 23 11.08 ; SBET=-05 12 17.8 ;!  1.6 +- 0.1
SNAM= 2230+114 4C+11.69;SLAM=22 30 07.80 ; SBET= 11 28 22.8 ;!  1.5 +- 0.1
SNAM= 2251+158 3C454.3; SLAM=22 51 29.52 ; SBET= 15 52 54.3 ;!  1.3 +- 0.1
SNAM= 2254+617 Ceph A ; SLAM=22 54 19.00 ; SBET= 61 45 47.2 ;! 18.1 +- 0.3
SNAM= NGC 7538        ; SLAM=23 11 36.66 ; SBET= 61 11 49.6 ;! 19.7 +- 0.3

Please note that while we try to provide reliable flux density values for these sources, we do not monitor them. Some sources, like 3C279, may be variable. We remind you that proper data calibration is your responsibility!



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