[vsnet-grb 239688] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Aug 23 21:53:49 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 23 Aug 14 12:53:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   161.268d {+10h 45m 04s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.709d {-59d 42' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:   3.659d
SLEW_TIME:       46440.00 SOD {12:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16892 TJD;   235 DOY;   14/08/23
OBS_TIME:        1560.00 [sec]   (=26.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        ETA CAR 
TGT_NUM:         91911,   Seg_Num: 41
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       152.40d {+10h 09m 35s}  +11.36d {+11d 21' 25"}
SUN_DIST:         71.51 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      129.10d {+08h 36m 24s}  +13.57d {+13d 34' 04"}
MOON_DIST:        77.84 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      287.61, -0.65 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      202.19,-58.94 [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 260.60,-14.60 [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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