[vsnet-grb 124233] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue May 25 17:16:47 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 25 May 10 08:16:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   275.552d {+18h 22m 12s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +23.439d {+23d 26' 22"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  49.974d
SLEW_TIME:       29820.00 SOD {08:17:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15341 TJD;   145 DOY;   10/05/25
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        V443 HER 
TGT_NUM:         90495,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        62.04d {+04h 08m 09s}  +20.95d {+20d 57' 06"}
SUN_DIST:        124.83 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      207.17d {+13h 48m 42s}  -16.41d {-16d 24' 31"}
MOON_DIST:        77.86 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      92 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       51.22, 16.57 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      277.44, 46.74 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 188.88,-2.21 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.41) 9.29 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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