[vsnet-grb 245530] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Nov 6 12:14:35 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 06 Nov 14 03:14:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   279.696d {+18h 38m 47s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -21.047d {-21d 02' 49"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 259.182d
SLEW_TIME:       11700.00 SOD {03:15:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16967 TJD;   310 DOY;   14/11/06
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        HD 172051 
TGT_NUM:         85476,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       221.17d {+14h 44m 40s}  -15.93d {-15d 55' 37"}
SUN_DIST:         55.66 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       31.57d {+02h 06m 16s}  +11.34d {+11d 20' 10"}
MOON_DIST:       114.09 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       12.72, -6.77 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      279.05,  2.09 [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 221.53,1.34 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.86) 1.51 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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