[vsnet-grb 138484] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Dec 15 06:26:38 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 14 Dec 10 21:26:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    99.996d {+06h 39m 59s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -47.593d {-47d 35' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 170.112d
SLEW_TIME:       77220.00 SOD {21:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15544 TJD;   348 DOY;   10/12/14
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J0640.0-4737 
TGT_NUM:         40928,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       262.14d {+17h 28m 34s}  -23.24d {-23d 14' 25"}
SUN_DIST:        107.34 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        4.39d {+00h 17m 33s}   +7.65d {+07d 38' 54"}
MOON_DIST:        99.47 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      62 [%]
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 69.85,18.65 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.65) 9.76 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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