[vsnet-grb 144821] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Mar 17 15:35:59 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 17 Mar 11 06:35:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    37.829d {+02h 31m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +36.098d {+36d 05' 54"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 246.615d
SLEW_TIME:       23760.00 SOD {06:36:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15637 TJD;    76 DOY;   11/03/17
OBS_TIME:        1440.00 [sec]   (=24.0 [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:       356.62d {+23h 46m 29s}   -1.46d {-01d 27' 45"}
SUN_DIST:         53.80 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      142.46d {+09h 29m 50s}  +10.54d {+10d 32' 40"}
MOON_DIST:        95.18 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      91 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      144.60,-22.54 [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 81.67,-13.45 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.15) 9.98 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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