[vsnet-grb 214280] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Oct 4 08:42:37 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 03 Oct 13 23:42:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    45.422d {+03h 01m 41s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -71.922d {-71d 55' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 148.649d
SLEW_TIME:       85380.00 SOD {23:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16569 TJD;   277 DOY;   13/10/04
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PKS_0301-721 
TGT_NUM:         82005,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       190.04d {+12h 40m 09s}   -4.32d {-04d 19' 13"}
SUN_DIST:        100.45 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      176.96d {+11h 47m 52s}   -2.40d {-02d 24' 13"}
MOON_DIST:        99.57 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
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 10.33,-1.62 [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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