[vsnet-grb 161026] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Oct 24 14:36:57 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 24 Oct 11 05:36:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    21.783d {+01h 27m 08s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +3.378d {+03d 22' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 280.364d
SLEW_TIME:       20220.00 SOD {05:37:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15858 TJD;   297 DOY;   11/10/24
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NVSS J012713+032259 
TGT_NUM:         46406,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       208.35d {+13h 53m 24s}  -11.63d {-11d 37' 55"}
SUN_DIST:        169.63 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      172.12d {+11h 28m 28s}   -2.09d {-02d 05' 36"}
MOON_DIST:       150.19 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      10 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      140.07,-58.30 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       21.40, -5.35 [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 257.79,-14.04 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.58) 10.08 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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