[vsnet-grb 301004] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Aug 25 19:50:48 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 25 Aug 16 10:50:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   161.253d {+10h 45m 01s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.709d {-59d 42' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 346.868d
SLEW_TIME:       39060.00 SOD {10:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17625 TJD;   238 DOY;   16/08/25
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        ETA_Carinae 
TGT_NUM:         81901,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       154.63d {+10h 18m 31s}  +10.52d {+10d 31' 21"}
SUN_DIST:         70.53 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       65.63d {+04h 22m 32s}  +16.22d {+16d 13' 02"}
MOON_DIST:       106.86 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      47 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      287.60, -0.65 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      202.18,-58.95 [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 45.59,13.36 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.21) 1.51 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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