[vsnet-grb 249888] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Dec 31 10:38:33 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 31 Dec 14 01:38:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   319.706d {+21h 18m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +49.590d {+49d 35' 26"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 220.997d
SLEW_TIME:       5940.00 SOD {01:39:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17022 TJD;   365 DOY;   14/12/31
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        3C 431 
TGT_NUM:         85417,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       280.10d {+18h 40m 24s}  -23.11d {-23d 06' 42"}
SUN_DIST:         80.87 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       36.53d {+02h 26m 08s}  +12.41d {+12d 24' 20"}
MOON_DIST:        71.99 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      74 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       91.68,  0.07 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      350.61, 59.92 [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 164.19,-0.63 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.76) 7.98 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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