[vsnet-grb 156299] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Aug 22 23:58:43 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 22 Aug 11 14:58:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   317.326d {+21h 09m 18s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.959d {-63d 57' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 207.131d
SLEW_TIME:       53940.00 SOD {14:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15795 TJD;   234 DOY;   11/08/22
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 110818A 
TGT_NUM:         500914,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       151.30d {+10h 05m 13s}  +11.76d {+11d 45' 31"}
SUN_DIST:        126.96 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       65.00d {+04h 20m 01s}  +22.65d {+22d 39' 09"}
MOON_DIST:       117.87 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      43 [%]
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 160.70,-15.91 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.76) 5.28 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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