[vsnet-grb 170099] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Mar 9 02:16:46 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 08 Mar 12 17:16:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   246.956d {+16h 27m 49s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -47.667d {-47d 40' 01"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  99.323d
SLEW_TIME:       62220.00 SOD {17:17:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15994 TJD;    68 DOY;   12/03/08
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_904 
TGT_NUM:         42927,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       349.46d {+23h 17m 51s}   -4.53d {-04d 31' 56"}
SUN_DIST:         94.83 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      171.57d {+11h 26m 16s}   -1.64d {-01d 38' 23"}
MOON_DIST:        79.14 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      335.99,  0.82 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      253.01,-25.58 [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 88.50,-13.87 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.47) 9.33 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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