[vsnet-grb 170715] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Mar 17 03:22:37 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 16 Mar 12 18:22:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   260.669d {+17h 22m 41s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -37.893d {-37d 53' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  97.004d
SLEW_TIME:       66180.00 SOD {18:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16002 TJD;    76 DOY;   12/03/16
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1260 
TGT_NUM:         43383,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       356.85d {+23h 47m 24s}   -1.36d {-01d 21' 52"}
SUN_DIST:         93.87 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      288.89d {+19h 15m 34s}  -19.05d {-19d 03' 15"}
MOON_DIST:        30.80 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      32 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      349.88, -0.85 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      262.40,-14.70 [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 195.48,12.00 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.41) 5.28 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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