[vsnet-grb 211047] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Aug 24 12:16:40 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 24 Aug 13 03:16:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    32.716d {+02h 10m 52s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -51.008d {-51d 00' 29"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 111.009d
SLEW_TIME:       11820.00 SOD {03:17:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16528 TJD;   236 DOY;   13/08/24
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        TAN0208-512 
TGT_NUM:         49658,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       153.17d {+10h 12m 41s}  +11.07d {+11d 04' 13"}
SUN_DIST:        117.48 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        9.49d {+00h 37m 58s}   +6.73d {+06d 43' 55"}
MOON_DIST:        61.09 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      276.07,-61.78 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        0.31,-58.04 [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 19.31,-19.78 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.12) 11.77 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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