[vsnet-grb 220986] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Dec 31 08:19:45 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 30 Dec 13 23:19:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   290.966d {+19h 23m 52s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +29.697d {+29d 41' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 197.154d
SLEW_TIME:       84000.00 SOD {23:20:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16656 TJD;   364 DOY;   13/12/30
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        BF CYG 
TGT_NUM:         91766,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           49.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       280.26d {+18h 41m 03s}  -23.10d {-23d 06' 05"}
SUN_DIST:         53.85 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      257.63d {+17h 10m 31s}  -19.49d {-19d 29' 19"}
MOON_DIST:        58.84 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       62.95,  6.71 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      299.60, 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 175.92,-12.86 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.97) 5.72 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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