[vsnet-grb 209858] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 9 08:37:53 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 08 Aug 13 23:37:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    17.382d {+01h 09m 32s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +35.702d {+35d 42' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  50.941d
SLEW_TIME:       85080.00 SOD {23:38:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16512 TJD;   220 DOY;   13/08/08
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC0404 
TGT_NUM:         49793,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       139.02d {+09h 16m 06s}  +15.87d {+15d 52' 09"}
SUN_DIST:        104.32 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      160.23d {+10h 40m 54s}   +3.58d {+03d 34' 30"}
MOON_DIST:       127.39 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      127.05,-27.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       30.40, 26.04 [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 89.17,-0.93 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=2.06) 5.50 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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