[vsnet-grb 170562] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Mar 15 01:03:44 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 14 Mar 12 16:03:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   215.276d {+14h 21m 06s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -61.285d {-61d 17' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 132.775d
SLEW_TIME:       57840.00 SOD {16:04:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16000 TJD;    74 DOY;   12/03/14
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_341 
TGT_NUM:         42364,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       354.93d {+23h 39m 43s}   -2.19d {-02d 11' 34"}
SUN_DIST:        109.30 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      258.46d {+17h 13m 51s}  -22.14d {-22d 08' 21"}
MOON_DIST:        49.02 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      55 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      313.49, -0.26 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      236.98,-43.97 [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 99.71,-0.55 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.23) 9.00 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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