[vsnet-grb 170594] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Mar 15 11:03:35 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 15 Mar 12 02:03:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   287.850d {+19h 11m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +0.591d {+00d 35' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  96.063d
SLEW_TIME:       7440.00 SOD {02:04:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16001 TJD;    75 DOY;   12/03/15
OBS_TIME:        1500.00 [sec]   (=25.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Aql X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31766,   Seg_Num: 40
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       355.31d {+23h 41m 15s}   -2.03d {-02d 01' 42"}
SUN_DIST:         67.35 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      264.71d {+17h 38m 50s}  -21.96d {-21d 57' 48"}
MOON_DIST:        32.03 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      50 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       35.74, -4.17 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      289.42, 22.83 [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 32.10,20.47 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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