[vsnet-grb 168864] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Feb 21 17:21:58 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 21 Feb 12 08:21:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   267.608d {+17h 50m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -40.000d {-40d 00' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  82.955d
SLEW_TIME:       30120.00 SOD {08:22:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15978 TJD;    52 DOY;   12/02/21
OBS_TIME:        1500.00 [sec]   (=25.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        saa-cold-52-05 
TGT_NUM:         74374,   Seg_Num: 14
MERIT:           100.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       334.09d {+22h 16m 22s}  -10.72d {-10d 43' 28"}
SUN_DIST:         65.01 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      325.65d {+21h 42m 35s}   -8.62d {-08d 37' 13"}
MOON_DIST:        60.02 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      351.00, -6.53 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      268.09,-16.58 [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 267.25,-16.92 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.81) 6.13 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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