[vsnet-grb 160741] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Oct 20 23:33:58 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 20 Oct 11 14:33:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   257.264d {+17h 09m 03s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -36.407d {-36d 24' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 275.443d
SLEW_TIME:       52440.00 SOD {14:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15854 TJD;   293 DOY;   11/10/20
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J1709.1-3624 
TGT_NUM:         35096,   Seg_Num: 56
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       204.91d {+13h 39m 39s}  -10.35d {-10d 20' 56"}
SUN_DIST:         53.98 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      123.77d {+08h 15m 05s}  +15.85d {+15d 50' 53"}
MOON_DIST:       134.17 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      45 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      349.52,  2.22 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      259.49,-13.43 [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 10.97,1.88 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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