[vsnet-grb 139209] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Dec 25 16:27:44 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 25 Dec 10 07:27:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    68.803d {+04h 35m 13s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -46.235d {-46d 14' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 196.513d
SLEW_TIME:       26880.00 SOD {07:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15555 TJD;   359 DOY;   10/12/25
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        RX J0435.2-4615 
TGT_NUM:         40807,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       273.69d {+18h 14m 45s}  -23.39d {-23d 23' 38"}
SUN_DIST:        106.85 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      146.07d {+09h 44m 17s}   +9.22d {+09d 13' 24"}
MOON_DIST:        87.95 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      81 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      252.06,-42.38 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       50.59,-66.80 [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 156.63,8.27 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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