[vsnet-grb 238789] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Aug 12 09:49:00 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 12 Aug 14 00:49:00 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   262.790d {+17h 31m 10s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -37.217d {-37d 13' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 254.165d
SLEW_TIME:       2940.00 SOD {00:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16881 TJD;   224 DOY;   14/08/12
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        1RXSJ173116.8-371325 
TGT_NUM:         36072,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       141.68d {+09h 26m 44s}  +15.04d {+15d 02' 40"}
SUN_DIST:        123.86 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      337.71d {+22h 30m 51s}   -5.54d {-05d 32' 34"}
MOON_DIST:        74.46 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      351.38, -1.87 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      264.09,-13.93 [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 224.75,2.99 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=2.69) 6.70 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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