[vsnet-grb 129988] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Aug 18 03:41:26 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 17 Aug 10 18:41:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   133.673d {+08h 54m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.090d {-45d 05' 22"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  24.213d
SLEW_TIME:       67320.00 SOD {18:42:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15425 TJD;   229 DOY;   10/08/17
OBS_TIME:        180.00 [sec]   (=3.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        1FGL J0854.6-4504 
TGT_NUM:         41348,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       147.04d {+09h 48m 09s}  +13.27d {+13d 16' 18"}
SUN_DIST:         59.63 [deg]   Sun_angle= 0.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      244.93d {+16h 19m 42s}  -24.47d {-24d 28' 21"}
MOON_DIST:        86.46 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      61 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      265.61, -0.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      159.04,-58.53 [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 208.71,-16.94 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 7.26 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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