[vsnet-grb 159687] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Oct 5 23:13:32 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 05 Oct 11 14:13:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   197.787d {+13h 11m 09s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.368d {-63d 22' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:   4.267d
SLEW_TIME:       51240.00 SOD {14:14:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15839 TJD;   278 DOY;   11/10/05
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_132 
TGT_NUM:         42155,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       191.03d {+12h 44m 07s}   -4.74d {-04d 44' 24"}
SUN_DIST:         58.91 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      300.99d {+20h 03m 57s}  -16.89d {-16d 53' 22"}
MOON_DIST:        80.59 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      65 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      305.14, -0.58 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      228.43,-49.97 [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 249.43,-19.06 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.33) 6.30 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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