[vsnet-grb 212774] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Sep 14 01:14:25 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 13 Sep 13 16:14:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    32.712d {+02h 10m 51s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -51.003d {-51d 00' 09"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 125.342d
SLEW_TIME:       58500.00 SOD {16:15:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16548 TJD;   256 DOY;   13/09/13
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PKS0208-512 
TGT_NUM:         35002,   Seg_Num: 87
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       171.76d {+11h 27m 02s}   +3.55d {+03d 33' 18"}
SUN_DIST:        121.48 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      274.05d {+18h 16m 11s}  -19.11d {-19d 06' 48"}
MOON_DIST:        91.86 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      61 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      276.06,-61.78 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        0.31,-58.03 [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 68.69,-9.74 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.12) 11.42 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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