[vsnet-grb 241485] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Sep 16 03:35:47 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 15 Sep 14 18:35:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   302.920d {+20h 11m 41s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +26.802d {+26d 48' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 292.083d
SLEW_TIME:       66960.00 SOD {18:36:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16915 TJD;   258 DOY;   14/09/15
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 6882 
TGT_NUM:         82212,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       173.42d {+11h 33m 42s}   +2.84d {+02d 50' 30"}
SUN_DIST:        123.11 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       78.81d {+05h 15m 14s}  +18.51d {+18d 30' 29"}
MOON_DIST:       117.55 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      53 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       65.76, -3.83 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      313.67, 45.38 [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 11.53,-9.57 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.49) 1.66 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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