[vsnet-grb 127846] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Jul 18 01:39:44 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 17 Jul 10 16:39:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   252.480d {+16h 49m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -49.955d {-49d 57' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 252.776d
SLEW_TIME:       60000.00 SOD {16:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15394 TJD;   198 DOY;   10/07/17
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XTE J1650-500 
TGT_NUM:         31762,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       116.94d {+07h 47m 44s}  +21.13d {+21d 07' 51"}
SUN_DIST:        134.89 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      192.30d {+12h 49m 13s}  -11.01d {-11d 00' 52"}
MOON_DIST:        62.72 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      42 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      336.71, -3.41 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      257.41,-27.28 [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 84.68,-20.52 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.47) 8.50 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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