[vsnet-grb 170741] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Mar 17 12:10:40 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 17 Mar 12 03:10:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   189.047d {+12h 36m 11s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -61.900d {-61d 53' 57"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 158.428d
SLEW_TIME:       11460.00 SOD {03:11:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16003 TJD;    77 DOY;   12/03/17
OBS_TIME:        1440.00 [sec]   (=24.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        2FGL J1236.1-6155 
TGT_NUM:         47204,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           47.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       357.18d {+23h 48m 44s}   -1.22d {-01d 13' 10"}
SUN_DIST:        116.15 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      293.91d {+19h 35m 39s}  -18.02d {-18d 01' 09"}
MOON_DIST:        80.81 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      28 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      301.14,  0.92 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      222.00,-51.25 [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 238.42,-12.63 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.22) 6.05 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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