[vsnet-grb 220444] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Dec 24 08:25:49 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 23 Dec 13 23:25:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   345.262d {+23h 01m 03s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +58.889d {+58d 53' 21"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 246.138d
SLEW_TIME:       84360.00 SOD {23:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16649 TJD;   357 DOY;   13/12/23
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        1E 2259+589 
TGT_NUM:         32035,   Seg_Num: 70
MERIT:           70.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       272.51d {+18h 10m 02s}  -23.42d {-23d 25' 00"}
SUN_DIST:        101.62 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      163.84d {+10h 55m 21s}   +2.56d {+02d 33' 32"}
MOON_DIST:       118.46 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      66 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      109.08, -0.98 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       23.76, 56.91 [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 228.93,-13.16 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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