[vsnet-grb 166562] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Jan 19 13:49:47 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 19 Jan 12 04:49:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   272.366d {+18h 09m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +20.715d {+20d 42' 53"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 156.484d
SLEW_TIME:       17400.00 SOD {04:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15945 TJD;    19 DOY;   12/01/19
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        RX J1809.3+2041 
TGT_NUM:         46534,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       300.62d {+20h 02m 28s}  -20.46d {-20d 27' 32"}
SUN_DIST:         49.52 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      243.52d {+16h 14m 05s}  -21.85d {-21d 50' 58"}
MOON_DIST:        51.11 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      20 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       47.39, 18.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      273.08, 44.13 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 51.98,18.83 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.36) 11.57 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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