[vsnet-grb 139324] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Dec 27 06:44:53 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 26 Dec 10 21:44:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    32.674d {+02h 10m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -51.000d {-51d 00' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 226.826d
SLEW_TIME:       78300.00 SOD {21:45:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15556 TJD;   360 DOY;   10/12/26
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PKS 0208-512 
TGT_NUM:         41512,   Seg_Num: 16
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       275.46d {+18h 21m 50s}  -23.34d {-23d 20' 32"}
SUN_DIST:         87.58 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      167.03d {+11h 08m 08s}   +0.02d {+00d 01' 12"}
MOON_DIST:       116.10 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      65 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      276.10,-61.80 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        0.28,-58.01 [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 246.48,-7.43 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.12) 10.84 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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