[vsnet-grb 124510] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat May 29 11:56:39 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 29 May 10 02:56:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    45.560d {+03h 02m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -23.579d {-23d 34' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  38.033d
SLEW_TIME:       10620.00 SOD {02:57:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15345 TJD;   149 DOY;   10/05/29
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J0302.2-2334 
TGT_NUM:         40901,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:        65.87d {+04h 23m 29s}  +21.59d {+21d 35' 06"}
SUN_DIST:         49.22 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      260.67d {+17h 22m 42s}  -24.90d {-24d 53' 47"}
MOON_DIST:       120.87 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      213.43,-60.32 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       34.51,-38.85 [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 12.29,-14.88 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.09) 3.45 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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