[vsnet-grb 168855] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Feb 21 14:51:36 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 21 Feb 12 05:51:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   282.396d {+18h 49m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +0.886d {+00d 53' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 111.112d
SLEW_TIME:       21120.00 SOD {05:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15978 TJD;    52 DOY;   12/02/21
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_2353 
TGT_NUM:         44576,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           49.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       333.99d {+22h 15m 58s}  -10.76d {-10d 45' 44"}
SUN_DIST:         52.46 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      324.37d {+21h 37m 28s}   -9.09d {-09d 05' 20"}
MOON_DIST:        42.83 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       33.51,  0.82 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      283.56, 23.74 [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 102.58,11.01 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.25) 3.08 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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