[vsnet-grb 130948] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Aug 31 21:29:59 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 31 Aug 10 12:29:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   255.410d {+17h 01m 38s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -40.856d {-40d 51' 21"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 265.141d
SLEW_TIME:       45000.00 SOD {12:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15439 TJD;   243 DOY;   10/08/31
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XTE J1701-407 
TGT_NUM:         31792,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       159.66d {+10h 38m 38s}   +8.57d {+08d 34' 09"}
SUN_DIST:        100.07 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       50.32d {+03h 21m 16s}  +22.24d {+22d 14' 20"}
MOON_DIST:       151.71 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      63 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      345.10,  0.69 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      258.44,-18.00 [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 18.54,16.56 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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