[vsnet-grb 139048] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Dec 23 14:59:58 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 23 Dec 10 05:59:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    91.258d {+06h 05m 02s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.304d {-48d 18' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 185.421d
SLEW_TIME:       21600.00 SOD {06:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15553 TJD;   357 DOY;   10/12/23
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        J060502.5-481944 
TGT_NUM:         38876,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       271.40d {+18h 05m 36s}  -23.43d {-23d 25' 51"}
SUN_DIST:        108.26 [deg]   Sun_angle= -12.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      117.43d {+07h 49m 43s}  +19.04d {+19d 02' 10"}
MOON_DIST:        71.27 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      255.74,-27.36 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       92.67,-71.73 [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 253.52,20.34 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.58) 9.61 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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