[vsnet-grb 197156] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Feb 27 17:59:53 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 27 Feb 13 08:59:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   281.361d {+18h 45m 27s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -25.000d {-25d 00' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  84.287d
SLEW_TIME:       32400.00 SOD {09:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16350 TJD;    58 DOY;   13/02/27
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        saa-cold-58-05 
TGT_NUM:         74401,   Seg_Num: 14
MERIT:           100.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       340.53d {+22h 42m 08s}   -8.22d {-08d 13' 14"}
SUN_DIST:         58.48 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      176.30d {+11h 45m 12s}   -2.77d {-02d 46' 11"}
MOON_DIST:       102.59 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        9.81, -9.88 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      280.29, -1.97 [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 267.45,-18.37 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.83) 8.43 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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