[vsnet-grb 244501] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Oct 24 04:37:40 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 23 Oct 14 19:37:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     3.470d {+00h 13m 53s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -18.880d {-18d 52' 48"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 210.050d
SLEW_TIME:       70680.00 SOD {19:38:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16953 TJD;   296 DOY;   14/10/23
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SHBL J001355.9-185406 
TGT_NUM:         31806,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=8267=0x204B
SUN_POSTN:       208.21d {+13h 52m 51s}  -11.58d {-11d 34' 54"}
SUN_DIST:        141.15 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      207.51d {+13h 50m 01s}  -10.47d {-10d 28' 15"}
MOON_DIST:       142.45 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       74.66,-78.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      355.39,-18.64 [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 14.13,-18.64 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.44) 11.22 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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