[vsnet-grb 135261] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Oct 28 15:22:30 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 28 Oct 10 06:22:30 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   277.951d {+18h 31m 48s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -23.473d {-23d 28' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 263.622d
SLEW_TIME:       22980.00 SOD {06:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15497 TJD;   301 DOY;   10/10/28
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 6642 
TGT_NUM:         90444,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8260=0x2044
SUN_POSTN:       212.45d {+14h 09m 47s}  -13.09d {-13d 05' 37"}
SUN_DIST:         62.72 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       96.72d {+06h 26m 52s}  +23.13d {+23d 07' 43"}
MOON_DIST:       178.67 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      74 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        9.81, -6.42 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      277.29, -0.23 [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 18.46,16.32 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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