[vsnet-grb 156309] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Aug 23 03:22:16 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 22 Aug 11 18:22:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   317.325d {+21h 09m 18s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.959d {-63d 57' 32"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 209.193d
SLEW_TIME:       66180.00 SOD {18:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15795 TJD;   234 DOY;   11/08/22
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [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:       151.43d {+10h 05m 44s}  +11.71d {+11d 42' 40"}
SUN_DIST:        126.89 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       66.89d {+04h 27m 32s}  +22.78d {+22d 47' 04"}
MOON_DIST:       118.81 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      42 [%]
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 152.87,-20.55 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.76) 5.27 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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