[vsnet-grb 170928] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Mar 20 11:20:44 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 20 Mar 12 02:20:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   270.097d {+18h 00m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -23.922d {-23d 55' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  92.238d
SLEW_TIME:       8460.00 SOD {02:21:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16006 TJD;    80 DOY;   12/03/20
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1664 
TGT_NUM:         43787,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       359.89d {+23h 59m 34s}   -0.05d {-00d 02' 49"}
SUN_DIST:         89.62 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      331.25d {+22h 05m 00s}   -6.43d {-06d 25' 31"}
MOON_DIST:        60.91 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      6 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        6.00, -0.30 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      270.09, -0.48 [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 18.07,18.97 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.76) 10.36 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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