[vsnet-grb 155933] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Aug 18 08:43:33 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 17 Aug 11 23:43:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   259.780d {+17h 19m 07s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +17.745d {+17d 44' 41"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 286.464d
SLEW_TIME:       85440.00 SOD {23:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15791 TJD;   230 DOY;   11/08/18
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [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:       147.01d {+09h 48m 02s}  +13.28d {+13d 16' 55"}
SUN_DIST:        106.90 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        9.02d {+00h 36m 05s}   +9.00d {+08d 59' 43"}
MOON_DIST:       105.09 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      84 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       39.51, 28.12 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      257.12, 40.73 [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 259.40,18.14 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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