[vsnet-grb 170558] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Mar 14 23:28:21 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 14 Mar 12 14:28:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   214.728d {+14h 18m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -61.377d {-61d 22' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 137.642d
SLEW_TIME:       52140.00 SOD {14:29:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16000 TJD;    74 DOY;   12/03/14
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_334 
TGT_NUM:         42357,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       354.87d {+23h 39m 29s}   -2.22d {-02d 13' 08"}
SUN_DIST:        109.36 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      257.46d {+17h 09m 52s}  -22.15d {-22d 08' 42"}
MOON_DIST:        48.89 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      55 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      313.21, -0.26 [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 127.16,0.61 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.23) 9.22 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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