[vsnet-grb 213000] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Sep 17 05:31:00 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 16 Sep 13 20:30:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   221.379d {+14h 45m 31s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +27.042d {+27d 02' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 253.939d
SLEW_TIME:       73860.00 SOD {20:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16551 TJD;   259 DOY;   13/09/16
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MASER 144536.8+2702 
TGT_NUM:         49742,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       174.61d {+11h 38m 26s}   +2.33d {+02d 19' 55"}
SUN_DIST:         51.20 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      320.32d {+21h 21m 18s}  -10.19d {-10d 11' 14"}
MOON_DIST:       102.38 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      91 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       39.34, 64.66 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      208.27, 40.64 [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 220.77,-11.83 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=2.70) 7.35 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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