[vsnet-grb 246510] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Nov 18 00:44:19 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 17 Nov 14 15:44:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    24.398d {+01h 37m 36s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +12.091d {+12d 05' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 238.901d
SLEW_TIME:       56700.00 SOD {15:45:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16978 TJD;   321 DOY;   14/11/17
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        HD 9986 
TGT_NUM:         85474,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       232.87d {+15h 31m 28s}  -19.07d {-19d 03' 54"}
SUN_DIST:        151.95 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      177.50d {+11h 49m 59s}   -0.99d {-00d 59' 05"}
MOON_DIST:       150.89 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      23 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      140.35,-49.21 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       27.01,  1.81 [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 13.08,19.76 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.57) 7.87 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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