[vsnet-grb 157949] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Sep 13 13:54:19 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 13 Sep 11 04:54:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   307.251d {+20h 29m 00s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -35.715d {-35d 42' 55"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 233.482d
SLEW_TIME:       17700.00 SOD {04:55:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15817 TJD;   256 DOY;   11/09/13
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        CRATES J2029-3543 
TGT_NUM:         39455,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       170.87d {+11h 23m 29s}   +3.93d {+03d 55' 60"}
SUN_DIST:        128.94 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      357.18d {+23h 48m 43s}   +4.09d {+04d 05' 27"}
MOON_DIST:        61.18 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        6.56,-34.37 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      300.78,-16.17 [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 152.16,-17.81 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.10) 7.68 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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