[vsnet-grb 161957] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Nov 12 23:35:00 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 12 Nov 11 14:35:00 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   279.996d {+18h 39m 59s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -24.654d {-24d 39' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 256.212d
SLEW_TIME:       52500.00 SOD {14:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15877 TJD;   316 DOY;   11/11/12
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J18400-2439 
TGT_NUM:         32120,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       227.41d {+15h 09m 37s}  -17.70d {-17d 41' 59"}
SUN_DIST:         49.41 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       67.61d {+04h 30m 26s}  +22.36d {+22d 21' 43"}
MOON_DIST:       150.11 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        9.58, -8.62 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      279.08, -1.53 [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 352.53,-7.27 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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