[vsnet-grb 156501] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Aug 25 13:44:58 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 25 Aug 11 04:44:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   206.791d {+13h 47m 10s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +17.455d {+17d 27' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 275.147d
SLEW_TIME:       17100.00 SOD {04:45:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15798 TJD;   237 DOY;   11/08/25
OBS_TIME:        1740.00 [sec]   (=29.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        TAU BOO 
TGT_NUM:         91018,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           80.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       153.67d {+10h 14m 41s}  +10.88d {+10d 53' 01"}
SUN_DIST:         51.90 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      100.52d {+06h 42m 05s}  +21.40d {+21d 24' 17"}
MOON_DIST:        98.16 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      19 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      358.88, 73.91 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      197.91, 26.50 [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 123.62,17.87 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.50) 1.41 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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