[vsnet-grb 144809] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Mar 17 09:05:36 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 17 Mar 11 00:05:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    37.829d {+02h 31m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +36.099d {+36d 05' 55"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 245.461d
SLEW_TIME:       360.00 SOD {00:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15637 TJD;    76 DOY;   11/03/17
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J0231.4+3605 
TGT_NUM:         41742,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       356.37d {+23h 45m 30s}   -1.57d {-01d 34' 11"}
SUN_DIST:         54.04 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      138.65d {+09h 14m 35s}  +11.97d {+11d 58' 17"}
MOON_DIST:        91.35 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      89 [%]
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 161.15,-7.08 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.15) 9.97 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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