[vsnet-grb 160074] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Oct 11 14:08:42 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 11 Oct 11 05:08:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   146.540d {+09h 46m 10s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +1.665d {+01d 39' 54"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 109.887d
SLEW_TIME:       18540.00 SOD {05:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15845 TJD;   284 DOY;   11/10/11
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SDSS J094603.94+013923.6 
TGT_NUM:         39607,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       196.17d {+13h 04m 42s}   -6.88d {-06d 53' 04"}
SUN_DIST:         50.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        5.56d {+00h 22m 14s}   +7.50d {+07d 30' 13"}
MOON_DIST:       140.17 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      234.72, 38.88 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      148.19,-11.10 [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 11.73,-13.29 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.65) 8.04 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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