[vsnet-grb 167572] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Feb 3 13:33:17 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 03 Feb 12 04:33:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    16.461d {+01h 05m 51s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +4.784d {+04d 47' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 255.594d
SLEW_TIME:       16440.00 SOD {04:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15960 TJD;    34 DOY;   12/02/03
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PHL 881 
TGT_NUM:         32271,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       316.21d {+21h 04m 49s}  -16.70d {-16d 42' 02"}
SUN_DIST:         63.45 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       75.67d {+05h 02m 41s}  +22.45d {+22d 26' 46"}
MOON_DIST:        59.61 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      77 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      129.70,-57.90 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       17.00, -2.05 [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 113.91,-18.22 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.35) 7.46 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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