[vsnet-grb 209801] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Aug 8 14:08:42 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 08 Aug 13 05:08:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   284.137d {+18h 56m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -37.892d {-37d 53' 32"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 229.027d
SLEW_TIME:       18540.00 SOD {05:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16512 TJD;   220 DOY;   13/08/08
OBS_TIME:        1500.00 [sec]   (=25.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        RX J1856.4-3754 
TGT_NUM:         51950,   Seg_Num: 144
MERIT:           69.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       138.29d {+09h 13m 10s}  +16.09d {+16d 05' 23"}
SUN_DIST:        143.08 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      151.16d {+10h 04m 38s}   +6.75d {+06d 45' 05"}
MOON_DIST:       127.51 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      358.61,-17.20 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      281.51,-15.02 [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 173.21,-6.20 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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