[vsnet-grb 138724] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Dec 18 17:43:28 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 18 Dec 10 08:43:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    99.997d {+06h 39m 59s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -47.593d {-47d 35' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 169.101d
SLEW_TIME:       31440.00 SOD {08:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15548 TJD;   352 DOY;   10/12/18
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J0640.0-4737 
TGT_NUM:         40928,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       265.98d {+17h 43m 55s}  -23.39d {-23d 23' 08"}
SUN_DIST:        107.89 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       46.30d {+03h 05m 13s}  +21.20d {+21d 11' 49"}
MOON_DIST:        84.00 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      90 [%]
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 206.33,12.71 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.65) 9.74 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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