[vsnet-grb 215426] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Oct 19 03:54:30 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 18 Oct 13 18:54:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    32.694d {+02h 10m 46s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -50.992d {-50d 59' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 176.466d
SLEW_TIME:       68100.00 SOD {18:55:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16583 TJD;   291 DOY;   13/10/18
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PKS0208-512 
TGT_NUM:         35002,   Seg_Num: 91
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       203.69d {+13h 34m 45s}   -9.88d {-09d 52' 46"}
SUN_DIST:        118.68 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       20.90d {+01h 23m 36s}  +10.13d {+10d 07' 53"}
MOON_DIST:        61.93 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      276.07,-61.80 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        0.31,-58.01 [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 18.68,-18.10 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.12) 10.59 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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