[vsnet-grb 156947] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Aug 31 13:40:58 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 31 Aug 11 04:40:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   110.126d {+07h 20m 30s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -31.442d {-31d 26' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  62.845d
SLEW_TIME:       16860.00 SOD {04:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15804 TJD;   243 DOY;   11/08/31
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        RX J0720.4-3125 
TGT_NUM:         32036,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           98.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       159.14d {+10h 36m 34s}   +8.77d {+08d 46' 25"}
SUN_DIST:         61.67 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      183.81d {+12h 15m 14s}   -6.90d {-06d 54' 10"}
MOON_DIST:        72.41 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      6 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      244.18, -8.15 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      119.10,-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 356.84,-7.91 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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