[vsnet-grb 237994] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 1 08:08:34 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 31 Jul 14 23:08:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   171.192d {+11h 24m 46s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -35.927d {-35d 55' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 309.981d
SLEW_TIME:       83340.00 SOD {23:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16869 TJD;   212 DOY;   14/07/31
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        V442 CEN 
TGT_NUM:         84113,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8421=0x20E5
SUN_POSTN:       131.08d {+08h 44m 20s}  +18.10d {+18d 05' 42"}
SUN_DIST:         66.17 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      182.63d {+12h 10m 31s}   -2.85d {-02d 50' 52"}
MOON_DIST:        34.75 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      21 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      283.87, 23.72 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      188.50,-35.99 [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 218.68,-19.19 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.22) 11.97 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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