[vsnet-grb 238470] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 8 01:51:55 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 07 Aug 14 16:51:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   274.857d {+18h 19m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.745d {-63d 44' 41"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 222.958d
SLEW_TIME:       60720.00 SOD {16:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16876 TJD;   219 DOY;   14/08/07
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        TAN1814-637 
TGT_NUM:         49681,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       137.57d {+09h 10m 18s}  +16.30d {+16d 18' 10"}
SUN_DIST:        124.44 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      272.03d {+18h 08m 07s}  -18.65d {-18d 38' 52"}
MOON_DIST:        45.14 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      87 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      330.86,-20.74 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      272.82,-40.35 [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 351.26,-6.96 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.18) 8.66 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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