[vsnet-grb 129245] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Aug 7 02:44:20 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 06 Aug 10 17:44:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   186.961d {+12h 27m 51s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.897d {-48d 53' 48"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 317.656d
SLEW_TIME:       63900.00 SOD {17:45:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15414 TJD;   218 DOY;   10/08/06
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        1FGL J1227.9-4852 
TGT_NUM:         41383,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       136.62d {+09h 06m 29s}  +16.58d {+16d 34' 53"}
SUN_DIST:         79.33 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       87.22d {+05h 48m 54s}  +24.60d {+24d 35' 51"}
MOON_DIST:       114.61 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      16 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      298.94, 13.79 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      209.74,-41.27 [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 240.81,-17.35 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 10.29 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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