[vsnet-grb 138392] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Dec 13 22:10:54 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 13 Dec 10 13:10:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    37.827d {+02h 31m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +36.091d {+36d 05' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 263.605d
SLEW_TIME:       47460.00 SOD {13:11:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15543 TJD;   347 DOY;   10/12/13
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J0231.4+3605 
TGT_NUM:         41742,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       260.66d {+17h 22m 37s}  -23.16d {-23d 09' 32"}
SUN_DIST:        141.08 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      349.77d {+23h 19m 04s}   +1.23d {+01d 13' 46"}
MOON_DIST:        56.60 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      50 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      144.61,-22.54 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       47.19, 20.08 [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 163.62,8.47 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.15) 10.21 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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