[vsnet-grb 131583] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Sep 9 03:56:49 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 08 Sep 10 18:56:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    28.698d {+01h 54m 47s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.609d {+55d 36' 34"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  35.624d
SLEW_TIME:       68220.00 SOD {18:57:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15447 TJD;   251 DOY;   10/09/08
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 100906A 
TGT_NUM:         433509,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8399=0x20CF
SUN_POSTN:       167.12d {+11h 08m 30s}   +5.52d {+05d 31' 01"}
SUN_DIST:        109.85 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      169.78d {+11h 19m 08s}   -0.75d {-00d 45' 07"}
MOON_DIST:       116.65 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      131.85, -6.16 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       49.35, 40.48 [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 150.99,18.69 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.45) 8.35 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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