[vsnet-grb 218940] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Dec 4 12:46:52 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 04 Dec 13 03:46:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   335.806d {+22h 23m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +52.073d {+52d 04' 24"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 261.532d
SLEW_TIME:       13620.00 SOD {03:47:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16630 TJD;   338 DOY;   13/12/04
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PBC J2223.2+5203 
TGT_NUM:         82257,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       250.66d {+16h 42m 38s}  -22.25d {-22d 14' 46"}
SUN_DIST:        104.61 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      267.79d {+17h 51m 09s}  -19.50d {-19d 29' 48"}
MOON_DIST:        92.77 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      101.13, -4.41 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        8.39, 55.48 [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 163.35,5.65 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.43) 9.85 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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