[vsnet-grb 155923] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Aug 18 05:20:00 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 17 Aug 11 20:19:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   259.781d {+17h 19m 08s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +17.741d {+17d 44' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 295.387d
SLEW_TIME:       73200.00 SOD {20:20:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15790 TJD;   229 DOY;   11/08/17
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PKS 1717+177 
TGT_NUM:         38427,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           57.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       146.88d {+09h 47m 31s}  +13.33d {+13d 19' 38"}
SUN_DIST:        107.00 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        7.44d {+00h 29m 46s}   +8.38d {+08d 22' 42"}
MOON_DIST:       103.86 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      85 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       39.50, 28.11 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      257.12, 40.72 [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 297.35,15.77 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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