[vsnet-grb 171031] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Mar 21 18:16:32 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 21 Mar 12 09:16:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   340.498d {+22h 41m 59s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -44.101d {-44d 06' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  39.498d
SLEW_TIME:       33420.00 SOD {09:17:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16007 TJD;    81 DOY;   12/03/21
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        RX J2241.9-4404 
TGT_NUM:         40839,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:         1.07d {+00h 04m 16s}   +0.46d {+00d 27' 43"}
SUN_DIST:         48.07 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      346.24d {+23h 04m 59s}   -0.53d {-00d 31' 30"}
MOON_DIST:        43.79 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      351.21,-59.00 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      323.73,-32.90 [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 10.01,-13.54 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.07) 11.78 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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