[vsnet-grb 242515] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Sep 29 05:43:42 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 28 Sep 14 20:43:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   161.297d {+10h 45m 11s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.704d {-59d 42' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  37.438d
SLEW_TIME:       74640.00 SOD {20:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16928 TJD;   271 DOY;   14/09/28
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Eta Carinae 
TGT_NUM:         31308,   Seg_Num: 48
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=4088=0xFF8
SUN_POSTN:       185.18d {+12h 20m 43s}   -2.24d {-02d 14' 27"}
SUN_DIST:         60.39 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      237.53d {+15h 50m 07s}  -16.62d {-16d 37' 04"}
MOON_DIST:        68.71 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      20 [%]
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 173.29,-20.43 [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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