[vsnet-grb 156185] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Aug 21 09:29:49 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 21 Aug 11 00:29:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   317.328d {+21h 09m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.958d {-63d 57' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 202.002d
SLEW_TIME:       1800.00 SOD {00:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15794 TJD;   233 DOY;   11/08/21
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 110818A 
TGT_NUM:         500914,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       149.82d {+09h 59m 18s}  +12.29d {+12d 17' 37"}
SUN_DIST:        127.67 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       44.44d {+02h 57m 45s}  +19.76d {+19d 45' 35"}
MOON_DIST:       106.32 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      59 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      330.74,-39.11 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      297.11,-44.91 [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 13.30,-10.90 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.76) 5.31 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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