[vsnet-grb 241832] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Sep 20 07:23:51 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 19 Sep 14 22:23:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   161.290d {+10h 45m 09s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.706d {-59d 42' 22"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  27.422d
SLEW_TIME:       80640.00 SOD {22:24:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16919 TJD;   262 DOY;   14/09/19
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Eta Carinae 
TGT_NUM:         31308,   Seg_Num: 43
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=4088=0xFF8
SUN_POSTN:       177.15d {+11h 48m 36s}   +1.23d {+01d 14' 01"}
SUN_DIST:         62.24 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      130.65d {+08h 42m 36s}  +13.08d {+13d 04' 42"}
MOON_DIST:        76.96 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      16 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      287.62, -0.64 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      202.20,-58.93 [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 141.62,-6.12 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.21) 1.53 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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