[vsnet-grb 213550] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Sep 25 01:32:58 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 24 Sep 13 16:32:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   313.707d {+20h 54m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +47.399d {+47d 23' 58"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 313.169d
SLEW_TIME:       59580.00 SOD {16:33:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16559 TJD;   267 DOY;   13/09/24
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 6991 
TGT_NUM:         82214,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       181.64d {+12h 06m 33s}   -0.71d {-00d 42' 36"}
SUN_DIST:        117.59 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       63.10d {+04h 12m 24s}  +18.74d {+18d 44' 41"}
MOON_DIST:        88.55 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      73 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       87.39,  1.53 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      341.54, 60.46 [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 50.69,15.16 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.67) 10.24 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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