[vsnet-grb 165097] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Dec 29 09:32:24 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 29 Dec 11 00:32:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    13.130d {+00h 52m 31s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +51.574d {+51d 34' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 264.427d
SLEW_TIME:       1980.00 SOD {00:33:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15924 TJD;   363 DOY;   11/12/29
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 111225A 
TGT_NUM:         510341,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       277.53d {+18h 30m 08s}  -23.26d {-23d 15' 22"}
SUN_DIST:        111.53 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      330.74d {+22h 02m 57s}   -6.53d {-06d 31' 46"}
MOON_DIST:        68.60 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      20 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      123.10,-11.30 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       36.09, 41.50 [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 215.59,-0.86 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.21) 8.94 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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