[vsnet-grb 156663] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Aug 27 17:51:20 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 27 Aug 11 08:51:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   319.820d {+21h 19m 17s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +41.186d {+41d 11' 10"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 329.207d
SLEW_TIME:       31920.00 SOD {08:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15800 TJD;   239 DOY;   11/08/27
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        J211920.0+411227 
TGT_NUM:         39861,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       155.66d {+10h 22m 38s}  +10.13d {+10d 07' 50"}
SUN_DIST:        126.63 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      131.11d {+08h 44m 25s}  +14.17d {+14d 10' 01"}
MOON_DIST:       124.00 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       85.74, -5.88 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      342.30, 52.87 [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 224.51,-17.79 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.15) 9.62 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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