[vsnet-grb 170853] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Mar 19 08:28:02 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 18 Mar 12 23:28:02 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   284.180d {+18h 56m 43s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -37.916d {-37d 54' 56"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  73.909d
SLEW_TIME:       84480.00 SOD {23:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16004 TJD;    78 DOY;   12/03/18
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        RX J1856.4-3754 
TGT_NUM:         51950,   Seg_Num: 117
MERIT:           69.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       358.87d {+23h 55m 29s}   -0.49d {-00d 29' 23"}
SUN_DIST:         77.50 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      317.74d {+21h 10m 58s}  -11.30d {-11d 17' 59"}
MOON_DIST:        39.94 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      13 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      358.60,-17.24 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      281.54,-15.04 [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 147.39,-4.14 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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