[vsnet-grb 167478] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Feb 2 03:52:52 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 01 Feb 12 18:52:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     5.321d {+00h 21m 17s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -20.000d {-20d 00' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 264.187d
SLEW_TIME:       67980.00 SOD {18:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15958 TJD;    32 DOY;   12/02/01
OBS_TIME:        1560.00 [sec]   (=26.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        saa-cold-32-05 
TGT_NUM:         74692,   Seg_Num: 47
MERIT:           100.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       314.78d {+20h 59m 07s}  -17.10d {-17d 06' 16"}
SUN_DIST:         47.98 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       57.35d {+03h 49m 25s}  +21.24d {+21d 14' 06"}
MOON_DIST:        65.33 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      65 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       77.25,-80.08 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      356.57,-20.39 [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 260.04,-16.24 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.12) 7.71 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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