[vsnet-grb 220834] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Dec 29 12:59:19 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 29 Dec 13 03:59:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   238.707d {+15h 54m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +8.385d {+08d 23' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 119.849d
SLEW_TIME:       14400.00 SOD {04:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16655 TJD;   363 DOY;   13/12/29
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SDSS J155444.57+082221.4 
TGT_NUM:         46218,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       278.26d {+18h 33m 03s}  -23.22d {-23d 13' 09"}
SUN_DIST:         49.79 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      229.94d {+15h 19m 45s}  -16.79d {-16d 47' 28"}
MOON_DIST:        26.65 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      15 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       18.37, 42.83 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      234.40, 28.04 [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 81.23,-19.99 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.29) 11.95 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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