[vsnet-grb 129589] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Aug 12 09:32:25 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 12 Aug 10 00:32:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   195.682d {+13h 02m 44s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.854d {-63d 51' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 317.578d
SLEW_TIME:       1980.00 SOD {00:33:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15420 TJD;   224 DOY;   10/08/12
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR B1259-63 
TGT_NUM:         30966,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       141.64d {+09h 26m 34s}  +15.06d {+15d 03' 29"}
SUN_DIST:         89.14 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      165.37d {+11h 01m 28s}   +1.27d {+01d 16' 16"}
MOON_DIST:        68.96 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.18, -1.01 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      227.71,-50.92 [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 117.86,-20.07 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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