[vsnet-grb 130881] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Aug 31 02:28:56 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 30 Aug 10 17:28:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   303.915d {+20h 15m 40s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +37.119d {+37d 07' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 326.533d
SLEW_TIME:       62940.00 SOD {17:29:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15438 TJD;   242 DOY;   10/08/30
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        1FGL J2015.7+3708 
TGT_NUM:         41471,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       158.94d {+10h 35m 45s}   +8.85d {+08d 51' 16"}
SUN_DIST:        123.56 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       39.99d {+02h 39m 58s}  +20.02d {+20d 01' 02"}
MOON_DIST:        82.60 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      70 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       74.83,  1.16 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      320.48, 54.78 [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 11.05,-3.57 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.48) 10.40 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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