[vsnet-grb 169418] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Feb 29 01:44:21 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 28 Feb 12 16:44:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   191.518d {+12h 46m 04s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -68.124d {-68d 07' 26"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 151.339d
SLEW_TIME:       60300.00 SOD {16:45:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15985 TJD;    59 DOY;   12/02/28
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        1RXS_J124601.5-680846 
TGT_NUM:         47082,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           69.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=258=0x102
SUN_POSTN:       341.06d {+22h 44m 15s}   -8.01d {-08d 00' 27"}
SUN_DIST:        100.79 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       51.99d {+03h 27m 58s}  +20.17d {+20d 10' 08"}
MOON_DIST:       125.88 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      37 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      302.43, -5.26 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      230.15,-55.27 [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 112.17,-20.33 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=3.05) 1.52 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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