[vsnet-grb 212820] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Sep 14 16:43:40 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 14 Sep 13 07:43:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   257.351d {+17h 09m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -26.662d {-26d 39' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 280.309d
SLEW_TIME:       27840.00 SOD {07:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16549 TJD;   257 DOY;   13/09/14
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XTE J1709-267 
TGT_NUM:         35717,   Seg_Num: 22
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       172.34d {+11h 29m 21s}   +3.31d {+03d 18' 27"}
SUN_DIST:         87.23 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      283.70d {+18h 54m 49s}  -18.14d {-18d 08' 15"}
MOON_DIST:        25.57 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      68 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      357.45,  7.93 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      258.69, -3.72 [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 73.87,-12.21 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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