[vsnet-grb 239429] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Aug 20 04:32:17 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 19 Aug 14 19:32:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   161.259d {+10h 45m 02s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.709d {-59d 42' 32"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 353.510d
SLEW_TIME:       70320.00 SOD {19:32:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16888 TJD;   231 DOY;   14/08/19
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        eta_Car 
TGT_NUM:         80760,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       148.96d {+09h 55m 50s}  +12.60d {+12d 36' 01"}
SUN_DIST:         73.08 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       83.01d {+05h 32m 02s}  +18.74d {+18d 44' 24"}
MOON_DIST:       100.47 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      28 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      287.61, -0.65 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      202.19,-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 206.01,-10.16 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.21) 1.51 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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