[vsnet-grb 156383] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Aug 24 01:50:27 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 23 Aug 11 16:50:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   317.327d {+21h 09m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.958d {-63d 57' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 202.806d
SLEW_TIME:       60660.00 SOD {16:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15796 TJD;   235 DOY;   11/08/23
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 110818A 
TGT_NUM:         500914,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       152.30d {+10h 09m 11s}  +11.39d {+11d 23' 41"}
SUN_DIST:        126.47 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       79.59d {+05h 18m 22s}  +23.09d {+23d 05' 41"}
MOON_DIST:       124.53 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      33 [%]
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 173.35,-20.39 [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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