[vsnet-grb 195043] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Jan 29 22:53:48 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 29 Jan 13 13:53:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   190.249d {+12h 41m 00s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +62.690d {+62d 41' 22"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  58.377d
SLEW_TIME:       50040.00 SOD {13:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16321 TJD;    29 DOY;   13/01/29
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PBC J1240.9+6238 
TGT_NUM:         49365,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       312.27d {+20h 49m 05s}  -17.79d {-17d 47' 09"}
SUN_DIST:        120.17 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      157.62d {+10h 30m 29s}   +4.13d {+04d 07' 46"}
MOON_DIST:        63.28 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      94 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      124.99, 54.40 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      148.33, 57.96 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 153.28,10.43 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.07) 4.16 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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