[vsnet-grb 241663] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Sep 18 02:34:56 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 17 Sep 14 17:34:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    53.332d {+03h 33m 20s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -50.397d {-50d 23' 49"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 122.416d
SLEW_TIME:       63300.00 SOD {17:35:00.00} 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:       175.18d {+11h 40m 43s}   +2.09d {+02d 05' 11"}
SUN_DIST:        111.31 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      103.96d {+06h 55m 51s}  +17.56d {+17d 33' 44"}
MOON_DIST:        81.11 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      34 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      261.24,-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 207.71,2.57 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.68) 7.25 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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