[vsnet-grb 165251] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Dec 31 21:58:28 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 31 Dec 11 12:58:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   240.917d {+16h 03m 40s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +5.000d {+05d 00' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 128.219d
SLEW_TIME:       46740.00 SOD {12:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15926 TJD;   365 DOY;   11/12/31
OBS_TIME:        1440.00 [sec]   (=24.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        saa-cold-365-05 
TGT_NUM:         74600,   Seg_Num: 18
MERIT:           100.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       280.32d {+18h 41m 17s}  -23.10d {-23d 05' 52"}
SUN_DIST:         47.50 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      359.54d {+23h 58m 11s}   +5.27d {+05d 16' 01"}
MOON_DIST:       117.72 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      43 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       15.97, 39.22 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      237.64, 25.23 [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 257.37,-18.76 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.08) 1.63 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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