[vsnet-grb 196091] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Feb 13 09:47:37 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 13 Feb 13 00:47:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   278.926d {+18h 35m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -8.277d {-08d 16' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  90.212d
SLEW_TIME:       2880.00 SOD {00:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16336 TJD;    44 DOY;   13/02/13
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_2112 
TGT_NUM:         44335,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       326.77d {+21h 47m 06s}  -13.36d {-13d 21' 44"}
SUN_DIST:         47.03 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      357.97d {+23h 51m 52s}   +3.37d {+03d 21' 58"}
MOON_DIST:        79.49 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      9 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       23.78, -0.30 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      279.14, 14.88 [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 131.64,-19.91 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=3.85) 7.65 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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