[vsnet-grb 155932] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Aug 18 08:29:47 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 17 Aug 11 23:29:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   267.457d {+17h 49m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -29.320d {-29d 19' 10"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 262.887d
SLEW_TIME:       84600.00 SOD {23:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15790 TJD;   229 DOY;   11/08/17
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J17498-2921 
TGT_NUM:         32070,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       147.00d {+09h 48m 00s}  +13.28d {+13d 17' 06"}
SUN_DIST:        123.03 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        8.91d {+00h 35m 39s}   +8.95d {+08d 57' 13"}
MOON_DIST:       104.15 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      84 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        0.15, -0.98 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      267.77, -5.90 [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 141.82,-18.86 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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