[vsnet-grb 169252] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Feb 26 18:34:22 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 26 Feb 12 09:34:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   135.236d {+09h 00m 57s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +67.590d {+67d 35' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 336.610d
SLEW_TIME:       34500.00 SOD {09:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15983 TJD;    57 DOY;   12/02/26
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        2FGL J0900.9+6736 
TGT_NUM:         47183,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           47.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       338.90d {+22h 35m 35s}   -8.87d {-08d 52' 14"}
SUN_DIST:        119.27 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       24.37d {+01h 37m 28s}  +13.71d {+13d 42' 22"}
MOON_DIST:        85.12 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      18 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      146.74, 37.10 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      113.79, 47.85 [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 85.25,19.27 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.76) 9.46 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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