[vsnet-grb 131728] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Sep 11 04:42:28 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 10 Sep 10 19:42:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   233.548d {+15h 34m 12s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -10.000d {-10d 00' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 279.812d
SLEW_TIME:       70980.00 SOD {19:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15449 TJD;   253 DOY;   10/09/10
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        saa-cold-253-6 
TGT_NUM:         74210,   Seg_Num: 14
MERIT:           100.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       168.95d {+11h 15m 48s}   +4.75d {+04d 44' 56"}
SUN_DIST:         66.15 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      198.01d {+13h 12m 01s}  -12.94d {-12d 56' 16"}
MOON_DIST:        35.07 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      355.30, 35.83 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      233.68,  8.96 [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 265.21,-9.31 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.62) 3.87 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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