[vsnet-grb 130899] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Aug 31 08:30:48 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 30 Aug 10 23:30:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   177.792d {+11h 51m 10s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -62.648d {-62d 38' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 332.231d
SLEW_TIME:       84660.00 SOD {23:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15438 TJD;   242 DOY;   10/08/30
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XMMU J115113.3-623730 
TGT_NUM:         31765,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       159.17d {+10h 36m 40s}   +8.76d {+08d 45' 51"}
SUN_DIST:         72.92 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       43.21d {+02h 52m 51s}  +20.79d {+20d 47' 08"}
MOON_DIST:       128.10 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      68 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      296.07, -0.58 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      216.28,-55.28 [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 220.39,15.31 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.70) 4.94 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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