[vsnet-grb 170204] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Mar 10 13:25:35 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 10 Mar 12 04:25:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   214.732d {+14h 18m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -61.381d {-61d 22' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 123.851d
SLEW_TIME:       15960.00 SOD {04:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15996 TJD;    70 DOY;   12/03/10
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_334 
TGT_NUM:         42357,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           49.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       350.81d {+23h 23m 15s}   -3.96d {-03d 57' 31"}
SUN_DIST:        106.36 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      191.73d {+12h 46m 55s}   -9.50d {-09d 30' 05"}
MOON_DIST:        54.67 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      313.21, -0.27 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      236.71,-44.17 [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 245.98,-18.75 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.23) 9.32 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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