[vsnet-grb 160973] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Oct 23 19:21:32 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 23 Oct 11 10:21:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    21.787d {+01h 27m 09s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +3.369d {+03d 22' 10"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 302.914d
SLEW_TIME:       37320.00 SOD {10:22:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15857 TJD;   296 DOY;   11/10/23
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [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:       207.59d {+13h 50m 21s}  -11.35d {-11d 21' 04"}
SUN_DIST:        170.30 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      161.24d {+10h 44m 59s}   +2.40d {+02d 23' 49"}
MOON_DIST:       138.91 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      17 [%]
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 189.18,-14.99 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.58) 10.67 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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