[vsnet-grb 129460] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Aug 10 07:27:35 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 09 Aug 10 22:27:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    82.345d {+05h 29m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +25.142d {+25d 08' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  77.146d
SLEW_TIME:       80880.00 SOD {22:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15417 TJD;   221 DOY;   10/08/09
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        J052916.9+250853 
TGT_NUM:         38895,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       139.67d {+09h 18m 40s}  +15.67d {+15d 40' 26"}
SUN_DIST:         54.02 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      136.01d {+09h 04m 03s}  +13.85d {+13d 51' 03"}
MOON_DIST:        51.36 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      181.27, -5.08 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       83.07,  1.89 [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 86.49,0.58 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.47) 1.49 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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