[vsnet-grb 170923] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Mar 20 09:43:24 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 20 Mar 12 00:43:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   269.834d {+17h 59m 20s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -23.784d {-23d 47' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  91.880d
SLEW_TIME:       2640.00 SOD {00:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16006 TJD;    80 DOY;   12/03/20
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1663 
TGT_NUM:         43786,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       359.83d {+23h 59m 19s}   -0.07d {-00d 04' 25"}
SUN_DIST:         89.80 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      330.45d {+22h 01m 48s}   -6.73d {-06d 43' 45"}
MOON_DIST:        60.28 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      7 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        6.00, -0.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      269.85, -0.34 [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 37.08,19.68 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.76) 6.58 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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