[vsnet-grb 129249] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Aug 7 04:20:51 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 06 Aug 10 19:20:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   186.962d {+12h 27m 51s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.898d {-48d 53' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 320.837d
SLEW_TIME:       69660.00 SOD {19:21:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15414 TJD;   218 DOY;   10/08/06
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [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:       136.68d {+09h 06m 44s}  +16.56d {+16d 33' 46"}
SUN_DIST:         79.28 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       88.26d {+05h 53m 03s}  +24.53d {+24d 31' 45"}
MOON_DIST:       113.89 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      15 [%]
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 217.52,-17.60 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 10.33 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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