[vsnet-grb 133196] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Sep 30 20:49:54 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 30 Sep 10 11:49:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   230.536d {+15h 22m 09s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -36.141d {-36d 08' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 289.512d
SLEW_TIME:       42600.00 SOD {11:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15469 TJD;   273 DOY;   10/09/30
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        CRATES J1522-3607 
TGT_NUM:         39385,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       186.62d {+12h 26m 30s}   -2.86d {-02d 51' 42"}
SUN_DIST:         52.52 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       88.82d {+05h 55m 16s}  +24.07d {+24d 04' 12"}
MOON_DIST:       145.15 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      57 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      334.09, 17.45 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      237.53,-17.04 [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 358.52,-8.60 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=3.56) 8.29 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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