[vsnet-grb 167981] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Feb 9 15:49:18 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 09 Feb 12 06:49:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   100.938d {+06h 43m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -39.196d {-39d 11' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 217.970d
SLEW_TIME:       24600.00 SOD {06:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15966 TJD;    40 DOY;   12/02/09
OBS_TIME:        1380.00 [sec]   (=23.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        1RXS_J064348.7-391256 
TGT_NUM:         46800,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       322.33d {+21h 29m 18s}  -14.84d {-14d 50' 22"}
SUN_DIST:        113.63 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      157.60d {+10h 30m 23s}   +3.99d {+03d 59' 24"}
MOON_DIST:        67.54 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      248.34,-18.14 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      108.22,-61.95 [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 135.85,-5.58 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.30) 4.21 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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