[vsnet-grb 131641] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Sep 9 22:47:53 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 09 Sep 10 13:47:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    28.700d {+01h 54m 48s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.611d {+55d 36' 41"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  42.941d
SLEW_TIME:       49680.00 SOD {13:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15448 TJD;   252 DOY;   10/09/09
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 100906A 
TGT_NUM:         433509,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8399=0x20CF
SUN_POSTN:       167.83d {+11h 11m 19s}   +5.22d {+05d 13' 15"}
SUN_DIST:        110.39 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      180.63d {+12h 02m 32s}   -5.68d {-05d 40' 56"}
MOON_DIST:       125.18 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      131.85, -6.16 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       49.36, 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 135.06,-8.16 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.45) 8.44 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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