[vsnet-grb 218992] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Dec 5 04:37:45 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 04 Dec 13 19:37:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   335.808d {+22h 23m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +52.079d {+52d 04' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 247.158d
SLEW_TIME:       70680.00 SOD {19:38:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16630 TJD;   338 DOY;   13/12/04
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [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:       251.38d {+16h 45m 31s}  -22.33d {-22d 19' 58"}
SUN_DIST:        104.26 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      278.23d {+18h 32m 56s}  -18.79d {-18d 47' 12"}
MOON_DIST:        86.79 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
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 248.72,15.36 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.43) 9.49 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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