[vsnet-grb 248871] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Dec 18 02:23:58 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 17 Dec 14 17:23:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   161.309d {+10h 45m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.673d {-59d 40' 22"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 117.000d
SLEW_TIME:       62640.00 SOD {17:24:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17008 TJD;   351 DOY;   14/12/17
OBS_TIME:        1620.00 [sec]   (=27.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        ETA CAR 
TGT_NUM:         91911,   Seg_Num: 73
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       265.31d {+17h 41m 13s}  -23.37d {-23d 21' 59"}
SUN_DIST:         76.59 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      209.57d {+13h 58m 17s}  -10.74d {-10d 44' 19"}
MOON_DIST:        60.57 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      21 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      287.61, -0.61 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      202.17,-58.90 [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 153.94,18.29 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.21) 1.49 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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