[vsnet-grb 203455] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue May 21 18:09:22 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 21 May 13 09:09:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   256.228d {+17h 04m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +12.896d {+12d 53' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  16.755d
SLEW_TIME:       33000.00 SOD {09:10:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16433 TJD;   141 DOY;   13/05/21
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN2013cj 
TGT_NUM:         32822,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        58.32d {+03h 53m 17s}  +20.25d {+20d 15' 00"}
SUN_DIST:        142.41 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      187.06d {+12h 28m 15s}   -6.50d {-06d 29' 46"}
MOON_DIST:        71.53 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      81 [%]
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 223.88,-4.13 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.91) 11.54 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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