[vsnet-grb 156183] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Aug 21 08:51:28 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 20 Aug 11 23:51:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   281.577d {+18h 46m 18s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -2.975d {-02d 58' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 271.931d
SLEW_TIME:       85920.00 SOD {23:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15794 TJD;   233 DOY;   11/08/21
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR J1846-0258 
TGT_NUM:         32031,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       149.80d {+09h 59m 12s}  +12.30d {+12d 18' 08"}
SUN_DIST:        131.53 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       44.11d {+02h 56m 26s}  +19.69d {+19d 41' 31"}
MOON_DIST:       121.40 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      59 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       29.70, -0.22 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      282.31, 19.97 [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 257.62,20.55 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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