[vsnet-grb 203416] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue May 21 06:40:00 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 20 May 13 21:39:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   161.242d {+10h 44m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.682d {-59d 40' 53"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 263.736d
SLEW_TIME:       78000.00 SOD {21:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16432 TJD;   140 DOY;   13/05/20
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Eta Carinae 
TGT_NUM:         31308,   Seg_Num: 17
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=4088=0xFF8
SUN_POSTN:        57.84d {+03h 51m 22s}  +20.15d {+20d 09' 12"}
SUN_DIST:        114.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      180.85d {+12h 03m 25s}   -4.32d {-04d 19' 28"}
MOON_DIST:        57.41 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      77 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      287.59, -0.63 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      202.14,-58.93 [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 337.98,16.27 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.21) 0.72 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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