[vsnet-grb 129612] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Aug 12 11:45:31 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 12 Aug 10 02:45:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   262.514d {+17h 30m 03s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -34.605d {-34d 36' 18"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 253.351d
SLEW_TIME:       9960.00 SOD {02:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15420 TJD;   224 DOY;   10/08/12
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J1729.9-3437 
TGT_NUM:         31773,   Seg_Num: 10
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       141.73d {+09h 26m 55s}  +15.03d {+15d 01' 49"}
SUN_DIST:        123.79 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      166.63d {+11h 06m 31s}   +0.68d {+00d 40' 60"}
MOON_DIST:        95.37 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      6 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      353.44, -0.24 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      263.72,-11.33 [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 220.23,11.74 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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