[vsnet-grb 237796] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Jul 29 19:15:00 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 29 Jul 14 10:13:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   161.237d {+10h 44m 57s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.704d {-59d 42' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 322.621d
SLEW_TIME:       36840.00 SOD {10:14:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16867 TJD;   210 DOY;   14/07/29
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Eta Carinae 
TGT_NUM:         31308,   Seg_Num: 32
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       128.61d {+08h 34m 27s}  +18.71d {+18d 42' 49"}
SUN_DIST:         82.90 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      153.92d {+10h 15m 40s}   +6.77d {+06d 45' 58"}
MOON_DIST:        66.81 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      287.59, -0.65 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      202.16,-58.95 [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 23.65,-7.27 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.21) 1.48 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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