[vsnet-grb 136426] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Nov 14 08:48:33 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 13 Nov 10 23:48:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   267.944d {+17h 51m 47s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -60.336d {-60d 20' 07"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 320.178d
SLEW_TIME:       85740.00 SOD {23:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15514 TJD;   318 DOY;   10/11/14
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J1751.8-6019 
TGT_NUM:         40992,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       229.06d {+15h 16m 15s}  -18.13d {-18d 08' 01"}
SUN_DIST:         50.56 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      325.74d {+21h 42m 59s}   -9.44d {-09d 26' 11"}
MOON_DIST:        66.15 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      53 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      332.84,-16.43 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      268.73,-36.91 [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 135.31,-20.05 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.78) 10.36 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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