[vsnet-grb 209921] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Aug 10 03:46:26 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 09 Aug 13 18:46:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    17.382d {+01h 09m 32s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +35.703d {+35d 42' 09"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  51.427d
SLEW_TIME:       67620.00 SOD {18:47:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16513 TJD;   221 DOY;   13/08/09
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC0404 
TGT_NUM:         49793,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       139.78d {+09h 19m 08s}  +15.64d {+15d 38' 17"}
SUN_DIST:        105.00 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      169.65d {+11h 18m 36s}   +0.17d {+00d 10' 11"}
MOON_DIST:       135.65 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
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 143.38,3.67 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=2.06) 5.51 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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