[vsnet-grb 244963] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Oct 30 00:09:19 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 29 Oct 14 15:09:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    40.124d {+02h 40m 30s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -9.583d {-09d 34' 56"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 181.965d
SLEW_TIME:       54600.00 SOD {15:10:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16959 TJD;   302 DOY;   14/10/29
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GALEX J024029.9-093628 
TGT_NUM:         85462,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       213.80d {+14h 15m 12s}  -13.56d {-13d 33' 28"}
SUN_DIST:        156.04 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      287.57d {+19h 10m 16s}  -17.15d {-17d 08' 45"}
MOON_DIST:       108.39 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      34 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      183.82,-58.87 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       34.43,-23.92 [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 173.55,19.88 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.78) 8.88 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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