[vsnet-grb 171276] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Mar 25 03:55:27 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 24 Mar 12 18:55:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   340.497d {+22h 41m 59s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -44.102d {-44d 06' 04"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  38.346d
SLEW_TIME:       68160.00 SOD {18:56:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16010 TJD;    84 DOY;   12/03/24
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        RX J2241.9-4404 
TGT_NUM:         40839,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:         4.16d {+00h 16m 39s}   +1.80d {+01d 48' 09"}
SUN_DIST:         50.42 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       25.39d {+01h 41m 33s}  +13.82d {+13d 49' 24"}
MOON_DIST:        70.73 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      351.21,-59.00 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      323.72,-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 184.47,-9.27 [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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