[vsnet-grb 129993] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Aug 18 05:17:48 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 17 Aug 10 20:17:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   133.674d {+08h 54m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.089d {-45d 05' 20"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  25.559d
SLEW_TIME:       73080.00 SOD {20:18:00.00} 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:       147.10d {+09h 48m 24s}  +13.25d {+13d 15' 01"}
SUN_DIST:         59.62 [deg]   Sun_angle= 0.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      245.87d {+16h 23m 29s}  -24.55d {-24d 33' 01"}
MOON_DIST:        86.96 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      62 [%]
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 184.11,-16.95 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 7.23 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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