[vsnet-grb 137961] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Dec 8 08:49:20 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 07 Dec 10 23:49:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   100.000d {+06h 40m 00s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -47.594d {-47d 35' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 160.788d
SLEW_TIME:       85800.00 SOD {23:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15538 TJD;   342 DOY;   10/12/08
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=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       254.55d {+16h 58m 11s}  -22.68d {-22d 40' 36"}
SUN_DIST:        106.06 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      284.33d {+18h 57m 19s}  -21.74d {-21d 44' 18"}
MOON_DIST:       110.55 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      6 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      256.55,-21.51 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      110.36,-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 356.42,-9.97 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.65) 9.59 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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