[vsnet-grb 156702] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Aug 28 06:35:26 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 27 Aug 11 21:35:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   321.174d {+21h 24m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +46.641d {+46d 38' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 336.493d
SLEW_TIME:       77760.00 SOD {21:36:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15800 TJD;   239 DOY;   11/08/27
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        J212444.2+463950 
TGT_NUM:         39940,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       156.14d {+10h 24m 34s}   +9.94d {+09d 56' 41"}
SUN_DIST:        121.83 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      138.48d {+09h 13m 56s}  +11.66d {+11d 39' 30"}
MOON_DIST:       121.60 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       90.30, -2.71 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      348.82, 56.96 [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 7.20,-12.57 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.60) 7.85 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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