[vsnet-grb 164704] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Dec 23 14:54:46 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 23 Dec 11 05:54:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   132.709d {+08h 50m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -42.223d {-42d 13' 20"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 149.303d
SLEW_TIME:       21300.00 SOD {05:55:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15918 TJD;   357 DOY;   11/12/23
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PBCJ0850.7-4214 
TGT_NUM:         48025,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           47.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       271.13d {+18h 04m 31s}  -23.43d {-23d 25' 58"}
SUN_DIST:        103.86 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      249.32d {+16h 37m 16s}  -22.29d {-22d 17' 08"}
MOON_DIST:        92.89 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      262.96,  1.24 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      155.21,-56.41 [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 358.64,1.56 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 9.61 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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