[vsnet-grb 155281] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Aug 9 08:51:39 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 08 Aug 11 23:51:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   169.556d {+11h 18m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -32.836d {-32d 50' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 330.657d
SLEW_TIME:       85920.00 SOD {23:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15782 TJD;   221 DOY;   11/08/09
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 3621 
TGT_NUM:         45607,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       138.54d {+09h 14m 10s}  +16.01d {+16d 00' 53"}
SUN_DIST:         57.26 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      257.43d {+17h 09m 43s}  -23.28d {-23d 16' 35"}
MOON_DIST:        75.81 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      77 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      281.21, 26.07 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      185.25,-33.92 [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 128.66,-14.39 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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