[vsnet-grb 212029] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Sep 4 23:12:57 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 04 Sep 13 14:12:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   262.964d {+17h 31m 51s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -33.833d {-33d 49' 59"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 266.809d
SLEW_TIME:       51180.00 SOD {14:13:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16539 TJD;   247 DOY;   13/09/04
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        4U 1728-34 
TGT_NUM:         30964,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       163.59d {+10h 54m 22s}   +6.98d {+06d 58' 52"}
SUN_DIST:        101.84 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      152.21d {+10h 08m 51s}   +6.39d {+06d 23' 25"}
MOON_DIST:       110.95 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      354.29, -0.13 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      264.06,-10.54 [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 67.58,-15.94 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.44) 7.88 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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