[vsnet-grb 211685] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Aug 31 23:43:43 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 31 Aug 13 14:43:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   112.024d {+07h 28m 06s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -11.723d {-11d 43' 21"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  75.356d
SLEW_TIME:       53040.00 SOD {14:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16535 TJD;   243 DOY;   13/08/31
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 2396 
TGT_NUM:         82185,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       159.99d {+10h 39m 58s}   +8.44d {+08d 26' 11"}
SUN_DIST:         51.64 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      104.10d {+06h 56m 24s}  +18.27d {+18d 15' 54"}
MOON_DIST:        31.06 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      21 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      227.54,  2.65 [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 204.76,-6.33 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 10.54 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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