[vsnet-grb 167166] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Jan 28 09:40:48 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 28 Jan 12 00:40:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   258.785d {+17h 15m 08s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -38.556d {-38d 33' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  85.530d
SLEW_TIME:       2460.00 SOD {00:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15954 TJD;    28 DOY;   12/01/28
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1222 
TGT_NUM:         43345,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       309.89d {+20h 39m 33s}  -18.40d {-18d 23' 56"}
SUN_DIST:         48.34 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        1.06d {+00h 04m 14s}   +5.65d {+05d 38' 48"}
MOON_DIST:       102.94 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      22 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      348.49, -0.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      260.92,-15.47 [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 121.80,12.89 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.96) 5.86 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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