[vsnet-grb 239811] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Aug 25 10:44:00 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 25 Aug 14 01:43:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   161.272d {+10h 45m 05s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.709d {-59d 42' 32"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:   8.555d
SLEW_TIME:       6240.00 SOD {01:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16894 TJD;   237 DOY;   14/08/25
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        ETA CAR 
TGT_NUM:         91911,   Seg_Num: 42
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       153.81d {+10h 15m 14s}  +10.83d {+10d 49' 56"}
SUN_DIST:         70.88 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      147.05d {+09h 48m 11s}   +8.87d {+08d 52' 18"}
MOON_DIST:        69.61 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
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 77.83,-8.01 [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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