[vsnet-grb 244863] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Oct 28 17:16:33 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 28 Oct 14 08:16:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    40.142d {+02h 40m 34s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -9.589d {-09d 35' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 138.566d
SLEW_TIME:       29820.00 SOD {08:17:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16958 TJD;   301 DOY;   14/10/28
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GALEX J024029.9-093628 
TGT_NUM:         85462,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       212.55d {+14h 10m 13s}  -13.13d {-13d 07' 48"}
SUN_DIST:        156.07 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      269.02d {+17h 56m 04s}  -18.49d {-18d 29' 39"}
MOON_DIST:       124.39 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      21 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      183.85,-58.86 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       34.44,-23.93 [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 166.98,-14.93 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.78) 9.74 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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