[vsnet-grb 242680] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Oct 1 08:36:24 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 30 Sep 14 23:36:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   161.299d {+10h 45m 12s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.703d {-59d 42' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  40.179d
SLEW_TIME:       85020.00 SOD {23:37:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16930 TJD;   273 DOY;   14/09/30
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Eta Carinae 
TGT_NUM:         31308,   Seg_Num: 49
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=4088=0xFF8
SUN_POSTN:       187.10d {+12h 28m 23s}   -3.06d {-03d 03' 51"}
SUN_DIST:         60.05 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      267.07d {+17h 48m 17s}  -18.46d {-18d 27' 51"}
MOON_DIST:        81.66 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      41 [%]
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 59.65,-13.71 [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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