[vsnet-grb 132957] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Sep 27 10:46:21 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 27 Sep 10 01:46:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   230.420d {+15h 21m 41s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +3.556d {+03d 33' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 276.365d
SLEW_TIME:       6420.00 SOD {01:47:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15466 TJD;   270 DOY;   10/09/27
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J1521.8+0334 
TGT_NUM:         40981,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       183.54d {+12h 14m 09s}   -1.53d {-01d 31' 55"}
SUN_DIST:         47.26 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       41.58d {+02h 46m 20s}  +20.23d {+20d 13' 38"}
MOON_DIST:       154.67 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        6.27, 47.09 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      226.96, 21.28 [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 118.10,-20.31 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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