[vsnet-grb 125859] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Jun 18 08:35:26 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 17 Jun 10 23:35:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   301.632d {+20h 06m 32s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +56.286d {+56d 17' 10"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  26.591d
SLEW_TIME:       84960.00 SOD {23:36:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15365 TJD;   169 DOY;   10/06/18
OBS_TIME:        1440.00 [sec]   (=24.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J2006.5+5619 
TGT_NUM:         41184,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:        86.36d {+05h 45m 26s}  +23.40d {+23d 23' 43"}
SUN_DIST:         94.87 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      160.53d {+10h 42m 07s}   +3.41d {+03d 24' 18"}
MOON_DIST:       112.45 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      36 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       90.33, 12.73 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      340.57, 72.02 [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 16.46,19.28 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.21) 10.27 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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