[vsnet-grb 156550] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 26 05:44:42 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 25 Aug 11 20:44:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   206.791d {+13h 47m 10s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +17.460d {+17d 27' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 263.325d
SLEW_TIME:       74700.00 SOD {20:45:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15798 TJD;   237 DOY;   11/08/25
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [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:       154.28d {+10h 17m 08s}  +10.65d {+10d 39' 14"}
SUN_DIST:         51.37 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      109.95d {+07h 19m 47s}  +19.76d {+19d 45' 36"}
MOON_DIST:        90.46 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      14 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      358.89, 73.91 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      197.91, 26.51 [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 230.07,16.22 [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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