[vsnet-grb 170224] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Mar 10 18:31:24 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 10 Mar 12 09:31:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   219.101d {+14h 36m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +79.667d {+79d 40' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  41.000d
SLEW_TIME:       34320.00 SOD {09:32:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15996 TJD;    70 DOY;   12/03/10
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 120308A 
TGT_NUM:         517234,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           86.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8432=0x20F0
SUN_POSTN:       351.01d {+23h 24m 02s}   -3.88d {-03d 52' 31"}
SUN_DIST:        100.77 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      194.72d {+12h 58m 53s}  -10.57d {-10d 34' 16"}
MOON_DIST:        91.09 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      94 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      117.29, 36.28 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      115.83, 71.37 [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 232.09,-0.29 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 7.46 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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