[vsnet-grb 242112] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Sep 23 23:11:34 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 23 Sep 14 14:11:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   161.294d {+10h 45m 10s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.705d {-59d 42' 18"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  32.938d
SLEW_TIME:       51120.00 SOD {14:12:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16923 TJD;   266 DOY;   14/09/23
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Eta Carinae 
TGT_NUM:         31308,   Seg_Num: 46
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=4088=0xFF8
SUN_POSTN:       180.43d {+12h 01m 44s}   -0.19d {-00d 11' 18"}
SUN_DIST:         61.40 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      172.80d {+11h 31m 12s}   +0.50d {+00d 30' 11"}
MOON_DIST:        60.93 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
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 227.76,-3.29 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.21) 1.54 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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