[vsnet-grb 167279] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Jan 30 05:02:32 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 29 Jan 12 20:02:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   260.777d {+17h 23m 07s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -37.280d {-37d 16' 47"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  91.533d
SLEW_TIME:       72180.00 SOD {20:03:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15955 TJD;    29 DOY;   12/01/29
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1273 
TGT_NUM:         43396,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       311.75d {+20h 47m 01s}  -17.92d {-17d 55' 17"}
SUN_DIST:         48.31 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       21.65d {+01h 26m 36s}  +13.15d {+13d 08' 48"}
MOON_DIST:       122.21 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      38 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      350.44, -0.57 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      262.45,-14.08 [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 198.79,5.86 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.93) 4.26 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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