[vsnet-grb 203212] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat May 18 11:50:50 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 18 May 13 02:50:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   256.230d {+17h 04m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +12.896d {+12d 53' 47"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  22.741d
SLEW_TIME:       10260.00 SOD {02:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16430 TJD;   138 DOY;   13/05/18
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN2013cj 
TGT_NUM:         32822,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        55.06d {+03h 40m 15s}  +19.56d {+19d 33' 51"}
SUN_DIST:        141.36 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      146.82d {+09h 47m 17s}   +7.80d {+07d 48' 16"}
MOON_DIST:       107.05 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      49 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       32.89, 29.38 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      253.43, 35.55 [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 6.84,-11.79 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.91) 11.49 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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