[vsnet-grb 164688] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Dec 23 07:16:31 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 22 Dec 11 22:16:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   319.588d {+21h 18m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +43.958d {+43d 57' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 232.790d
SLEW_TIME:       80220.00 SOD {22:17:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15917 TJD;   356 DOY;   11/12/22
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        J211826.0+435635 
TGT_NUM:         40112,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           69.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=258=0x102
SUN_POSTN:       270.78d {+18h 03m 06s}  -23.44d {-23d 26' 06"}
SUN_DIST:         80.95 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      244.32d {+16h 17m 17s}  -21.97d {-21d 58' 28"}
MOON_DIST:        95.26 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       87.61, -3.82 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      344.50, 55.33 [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 198.79,-20.20 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.00) 1.31 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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