[vsnet-grb 238555] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Aug 9 12:48:22 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 09 Aug 14 03:48:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   161.243d {+10h 44m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.707d {-59d 42' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 333.437d
SLEW_TIME:       13740.00 SOD {03:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16878 TJD;   221 DOY;   14/08/09
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        ETA CAR 
TGT_NUM:         91911,   Seg_Num: 37
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       138.96d {+09h 15m 50s}  +15.89d {+15d 53' 19"}
SUN_DIST:         77.83 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      294.54d {+19h 38m 09s}  -16.44d {-16d 26' 32"}
MOON_DIST:        94.91 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      287.60, -0.65 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      202.17,-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 131.15,-18.50 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.21) 1.52 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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