[vsnet-grb 161365] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Oct 29 12:58:56 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 29 Oct 11 03:58:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    41.778d {+02h 47m 07s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -87.078d {-87d 04' 40"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 164.293d
SLEW_TIME:       14340.00 SOD {03:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15863 TJD;   302 DOY;   11/10/29
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PBC J0247.0-8706 
TGT_NUM:         46284,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       213.08d {+14h 12m 20s}  -13.31d {-13d 18' 48"}
SUN_DIST:         79.63 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      246.00d {+16h 24m 00s}  -22.33d {-22d 19' 43"}
MOON_DIST:        70.37 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      301.31,-29.68 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      275.93,-68.40 [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 182.90,-20.13 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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