[vsnet-grb 239384] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Aug 19 15:08:58 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 19 Aug 14 06:08:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    42.727d {+02h 50m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +35.000d {+35d 00' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  70.556d
SLEW_TIME:       22140.00 SOD {06:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16888 TJD;   231 DOY;   14/08/19
OBS_TIME:        1680.00 [sec]   (=28.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        saa-cold-231-03 
TGT_NUM:         75411,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           100.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       148.44d {+09h 53m 46s}  +12.78d {+12d 46' 58"}
SUN_DIST:         94.94 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       75.80d {+05h 03m 13s}  +18.56d {+18d 33' 50"}
MOON_DIST:        33.41 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      33 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      148.99,-21.76 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       50.81, 17.77 [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 274.15,-5.41 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.53) 8.25 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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