[vsnet-grb 138566] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Dec 16 13:10:24 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 16 Dec 10 04:10:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   186.945d {+12h 27m 47s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -61.907d {-61d 54' 26"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  93.873d
SLEW_TIME:       15060.00 SOD {04:11:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15546 TJD;   350 DOY;   10/12/16
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1 
TGT_NUM:         41924,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       263.56d {+17h 34m 13s}  -23.31d {-23d 18' 17"}
SUN_DIST:         63.24 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       18.91d {+01h 15m 38s}  +13.38d {+13d 23' 02"}
MOON_DIST:       130.68 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      74 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      300.15,  0.84 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      220.78,-51.88 [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 19.60,17.15 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.22) 8.13 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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