[vsnet-grb 220506] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Dec 25 05:01:52 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 24 Dec 13 20:01:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   290.962d {+19h 23m 51s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +29.696d {+29d 41' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 206.800d
SLEW_TIME:       72120.00 SOD {20:02:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16650 TJD;   358 DOY;   13/12/24
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        BF CYG 
TGT_NUM:         91766,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           49.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       273.46d {+18h 13m 51s}  -23.40d {-23d 23' 55"}
SUN_DIST:         55.76 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      173.76d {+11h 35m 02s}   -0.93d {-00d 55' 35"}
MOON_DIST:       114.01 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      58 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       62.94,  6.72 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      299.59, 51.00 [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 230.83,-20.28 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.97) 5.77 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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