[vsnet-grb 164711] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Dec 23 16:54:43 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 23 Dec 11 07:54:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   315.522d {+21h 02m 05s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +45.791d {+45d 47' 29"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 228.833d
SLEW_TIME:       28500.00 SOD {07:55:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15918 TJD;   357 DOY;   11/12/23
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        V407 Cyg 
TGT_NUM:         31662,   Seg_Num: 39
MERIT:           67.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       271.22d {+18h 04m 53s}  -23.43d {-23d 25' 56"}
SUN_DIST:         80.13 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      250.62d {+16h 42m 30s}  -22.34d {-22d 20' 30"}
MOON_DIST:        90.02 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       86.99, -0.46 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      341.85, 58.43 [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 13.91,-13.20 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.48) 8.28 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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