[vsnet-grb 144726] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Mar 16 07:24:23 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 15 Mar 11 22:24:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    37.830d {+02h 31m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +36.099d {+36d 05' 57"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 243.747d
SLEW_TIME:       80700.00 SOD {22:25:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15635 TJD;    74 DOY;   11/03/15
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J0231.4+3605 
TGT_NUM:         41742,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       355.40d {+23h 41m 35s}   -1.99d {-01d 59' 34"}
SUN_DIST:         55.01 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      123.46d {+08h 13m 50s}  +16.96d {+16d 57' 29"}
MOON_DIST:        76.51 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      80 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      144.60,-22.53 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       47.19, 20.09 [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 189.01,-4.99 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.15) 9.94 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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