[vsnet-grb 197837] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Mar 9 06:03:44 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 08 Mar 13 21:03:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    17.350d {+01h 09m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +35.740d {+35d 44' 24"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 209.475d
SLEW_TIME:       75840.00 SOD {21:04:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16359 TJD;    67 DOY;   13/03/08
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC0404 
TGT_NUM:         49793,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       349.38d {+23h 17m 32s}   -4.57d {-04d 33' 55"}
SUN_DIST:         48.23 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      311.67d {+20h 46m 41s}  -12.73d {-12d 43' 42"}
MOON_DIST:        78.78 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      11 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      127.02,-26.99 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       30.39, 26.08 [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 181.95,19.62 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=2.06) 8.22 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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