[vsnet-grb 219056] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Dec 5 23:12:54 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 05 Dec 13 14:12:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   119.531d {+07h 58m 08s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -60.733d {-60d 43' 59"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 143.338d
SLEW_TIME:       51180.00 SOD {14:13:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16631 TJD;   339 DOY;   13/12/05
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 2516 
TGT_NUM:         82196,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       252.22d {+16h 48m 53s}  -22.43d {-22d 25' 50"}
SUN_DIST:         88.44 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      290.29d {+19h 21m 10s}  -17.22d {-17d 13' 16"}
MOON_DIST:       101.65 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      10 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      273.80,-15.84 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      169.82,-75.83 [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 186.16,-1.73 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.81) 7.57 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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