[vsnet-grb 165131] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Dec 30 01:42:20 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 29 Dec 11 16:42:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    13.130d {+00h 52m 31s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +51.575d {+51d 34' 32"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 262.000d
SLEW_TIME:       60180.00 SOD {16:43:00.00} 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:       278.28d {+18h 33m 07s}  -23.22d {-23d 13' 07"}
SUN_DIST:        111.04 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      338.65d {+22h 34m 37s}   -3.34d {-03d 20' 28"}
MOON_DIST:        62.36 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      26 [%]
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 358.16,9.98 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.21) 8.95 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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