[vsnet-grb 216392] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Oct 31 05:27:41 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 30 Oct 13 20:27:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   281.361d {+18h 45m 27s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -25.000d {-25d 00' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 266.481d
SLEW_TIME:       73680.00 SOD {20:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16595 TJD;   303 DOY;   13/10/30
OBS_TIME:        1440.00 [sec]   (=24.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        saa-cold-303-06 
TGT_NUM:         74401,   Seg_Num: 15
MERIT:           100.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       215.22d {+14h 20m 53s}  -14.04d {-14d 02' 14"}
SUN_DIST:         62.92 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      170.47d {+11h 21m 54s}   -0.09d {-00d 05' 23"}
MOON_DIST:       109.00 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      16 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        9.81, -9.88 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      280.29, -1.97 [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 259.05,-17.75 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.83) 8.43 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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