[vsnet-grb 290065] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Apr 29 21:54:28 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 29 Apr 16 12:54:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    53.283d {+03h 33m 08s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -50.433d {-50d 26' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 336.281d
SLEW_TIME:       46500.00 SOD {12:55:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17507 TJD;   120 DOY;   16/04/29
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IC1959 
TGT_NUM:         84232,   Seg_Num: 15
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        37.23d {+02h 28m 56s}  +14.70d {+14d 41' 53"}
SUN_DIST:         66.61 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      303.44d {+20h 13m 46s}  -15.99d {-15d 59' 16"}
MOON_DIST:        89.84 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      57 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      261.32,-51.54 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       23.02,-65.56 [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 16.14,-20.12 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.68) 6.23 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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