[vsnet-grb 168450] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Feb 16 09:35:40 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 16 Feb 12 00:35:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   294.236d {+19h 36m 57s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +19.910d {+19d 54' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 137.821d
SLEW_TIME:       2160.00 SOD {00:36:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15973 TJD;    47 DOY;   12/02/16
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_2918 
TGT_NUM:         45241,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           49.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       328.96d {+21h 55m 49s}  -12.60d {-12d 36' 07"}
SUN_DIST:         47.09 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      252.26d {+16h 49m 02s}  -22.23d {-22d 13' 46"}
MOON_DIST:        58.90 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      36 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       55.74, -0.56 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      300.66, 40.80 [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 162.36,-10.26 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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