[vsnet-grb 214060] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Oct 1 23:16:30 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 01 Oct 13 14:16:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    45.424d {+03h 01m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -71.923d {-71d 55' 21"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 143.982d
SLEW_TIME:       51420.00 SOD {14:17:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16566 TJD;   274 DOY;   13/10/01
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PKS_0301-721 
TGT_NUM:         82005,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       187.87d {+12h 31m 28s}   -3.40d {-03d 23' 43"}
SUN_DIST:        100.95 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      148.05d {+09h 52m 12s}   +7.68d {+07d 40' 45"}
MOON_DIST:       101.21 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      12 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      289.99,-41.78 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      321.16,-73.76 [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 245.58,-20.31 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.53) 2.88 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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