[vsnet-grb 137954] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Dec 8 05:49:23 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 07 Dec 10 20:49:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    99.999d {+06h 40m 00s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -47.594d {-47d 35' 37"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 163.390d
SLEW_TIME:       75000.00 SOD {20:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15537 TJD;   341 DOY;   10/12/07
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J0640.0-4737 
TGT_NUM:         40928,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       254.41d {+16h 57m 38s}  -22.66d {-22d 39' 48"}
SUN_DIST:        106.04 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      282.62d {+18h 50m 28s}  -22.03d {-22d 01' 54"}
MOON_DIST:       110.33 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      256.55,-21.51 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      110.35,-70.33 [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 86.58,6.02 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.65) 9.64 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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