[vsnet-grb 160958] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Oct 23 14:27:31 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 23 Oct 11 05:27:30 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    21.786d {+01h 27m 09s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +3.372d {+03d 22' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 297.328d
SLEW_TIME:       19680.00 SOD {05:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15857 TJD;   296 DOY;   11/10/23
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NVSS J012713+032259 
TGT_NUM:         46406,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       207.39d {+13h 49m 34s}  -11.28d {-11d 16' 46"}
SUN_DIST:        170.47 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      158.51d {+10h 34m 02s}   +3.52d {+03d 30' 60"}
MOON_DIST:       136.04 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      18 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      140.08,-58.31 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       21.40, -5.36 [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 242.76,-19.08 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.58) 10.52 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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