[vsnet-grb 253726] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Feb 18 08:23:00 JST 2015


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 17 Feb 15 23:22:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   159.491d {+10h 37m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -58.705d {-58d 42' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 175.464d
SLEW_TIME:       84180.00 SOD {23:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17070 TJD;    48 DOY;   15/02/17
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        3FGL J1037.9-5843 
TGT_NUM:         84707,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       331.11d {+22h 04m 26s}  -11.83d {-11d 49' 44"}
SUN_DIST:        109.05 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      315.83d {+21h 03m 19s}  -12.40d {-12d 23' 58"}
MOON_DIST:       106.23 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      286.33, -0.20 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      199.57,-58.91 [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 11.21,-6.73 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.45) 4.38 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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