[vsnet-grb 212982] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Sep 17 00:51:44 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 16 Sep 13 15:51:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   238.351d {+15h 53m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -24.369d {-24d 22' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 274.813d
SLEW_TIME:       57120.00 SOD {15:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16551 TJD;   259 DOY;   13/09/16
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        CRATESJ1553-2422 
TGT_NUM:         40628,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       174.44d {+11h 37m 44s}   +2.41d {+02d 24' 25"}
SUN_DIST:         67.68 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      317.61d {+21h 10m 27s}  -10.98d {-10d 58' 46"}
MOON_DIST:        75.62 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      90 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      347.55, 22.34 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      241.37, -4.02 [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 324.80,-18.95 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.39) 11.90 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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