[vsnet-grb 134220] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Oct 14 03:36:44 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 13 Oct 10 18:36:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    10.232d {+00h 40m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +24.720d {+24d 43' 12"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 320.400d
SLEW_TIME:       67020.00 SOD {18:37:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15482 TJD;   286 DOY;   10/10/13
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J0041.0+2444 
TGT_NUM:         41142,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       198.76d {+13h 15m 03s}   -7.94d {-07d 56' 12"}
SUN_DIST:        161.35 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      278.38d {+18h 33m 32s}  -23.11d {-23d 06' 36"}
MOON_DIST:       101.16 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      39 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      119.90,-38.09 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       19.38, 18.63 [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 10.78,-4.05 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.04) 10.65 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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