[vsnet-grb 211491] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Aug 29 18:05:58 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 29 Aug 13 09:05:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   313.716d {+20h 54m 52s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +47.393d {+47d 23' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 337.995d
SLEW_TIME:       32760.00 SOD {09:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16533 TJD;   241 DOY;   13/08/29
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 6991 
TGT_NUM:         82214,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       157.96d {+10h 31m 51s}   +9.24d {+09d 14' 19"}
SUN_DIST:        119.40 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       76.19d {+05h 04m 45s}  +19.77d {+19d 46' 06"}
MOON_DIST:        95.25 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      41 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       87.39,  1.52 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      341.54, 60.45 [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 121.75,8.05 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.67) 9.92 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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