[vsnet-grb 241638] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Sep 17 21:44:29 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 17 Sep 14 12:44:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    53.333d {+03h 33m 20s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -50.398d {-50d 23' 53"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 119.502d
SLEW_TIME:       45900.00 SOD {12:45:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16917 TJD;   260 DOY;   14/09/17
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IC1959 
TGT_NUM:         84232,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       175.00d {+11h 40m 00s}   +2.16d {+02d 09' 51"}
SUN_DIST:        111.27 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      101.44d {+06h 45m 44s}  +17.80d {+17d 48' 18"}
MOON_DIST:        80.15 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      36 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      261.25,-51.53 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       23.13,-65.55 [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 271.17,6.47 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.68) 7.30 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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