[vsnet-grb 211513] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 30 01:18:38 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 29 Aug 13 16:18:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   112.024d {+07h 28m 06s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -11.723d {-11d 43' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  74.348d
SLEW_TIME:       58740.00 SOD {16:19:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16533 TJD;   241 DOY;   13/08/29
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 2396 
TGT_NUM:         82185,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       158.24d {+10h 32m 56s}   +9.13d {+09d 07' 53"}
SUN_DIST:         50.32 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       79.97d {+05h 19m 53s}  +19.82d {+19d 48' 60"}
MOON_DIST:        44.75 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      38 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      227.54,  2.64 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      116.03,-33.19 [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 194.05,-7.05 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 10.56 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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