[vsnet-grb 160977] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Oct 23 20:57:54 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 23 Oct 11 11:57:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    21.786d {+01h 27m 09s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +3.372d {+03d 22' 18"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 296.758d
SLEW_TIME:       43080.00 SOD {11:58:00.00} 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:       207.65d {+13h 50m 36s}  -11.37d {-11d 22' 29"}
SUN_DIST:        170.25 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      162.14d {+10h 48m 34s}   +2.03d {+02d 01' 38"}
MOON_DIST:       139.85 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      16 [%]
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 164.93,-14.90 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.58) 10.51 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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