[vsnet-grb 143249] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Feb 24 09:56:27 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 24 Feb 11 00:56:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   186.704d {+12h 26m 49s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -62.992d {-62d 59' 32"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 157.586d
SLEW_TIME:       3420.00 SOD {00:57:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15616 TJD;    55 DOY;   11/02/24
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_5 
TGT_NUM:         41928,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=258=0x102
SUN_POSTN:       336.89d {+22h 27m 34s}   -9.66d {-09d 39' 20"}
SUN_DIST:        103.74 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      229.86d {+15h 19m 26s}  -21.65d {-21d 39' 14"}
MOON_DIST:        50.43 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      61 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      300.14, -0.25 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      221.79,-52.78 [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 52.65,-18.15 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=1.33) 6.57 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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