[vsnet-grb 244281] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Oct 21 15:32:19 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 21 Oct 14 06:32:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   253.633d {+16h 54m 32s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -30.393d {-30d 23' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 273.775d
SLEW_TIME:       23580.00 SOD {06:33:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16951 TJD;   294 DOY;   14/10/21
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        HK SCO 
TGT_NUM:         83969,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=348=0x15C
SUN_POSTN:       205.80d {+13h 43m 12s}  -10.68d {-10d 41' 03"}
SUN_DIST:         48.69 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      177.07d {+11h 48m 17s}   -0.96d {-00d 57' 42"}
MOON_DIST:        78.15 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      7 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      352.46,  8.29 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      255.80, -7.76 [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 135.08,-7.59 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.35) 11.67 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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