[vsnet-grb 171291] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Mar 25 08:50:27 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 24 Mar 12 23:50:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   340.497d {+22h 41m 59s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -44.101d {-44d 06' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  39.289d
SLEW_TIME:       85860.00 SOD {23:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16011 TJD;    85 DOY;   12/03/25
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [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:         4.35d {+00h 17m 24s}   +1.88d {+01d 52' 59"}
SUN_DIST:         50.57 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       27.80d {+01h 51m 11s}  +14.53d {+14d 31' 52"}
MOON_DIST:        72.60 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
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 134.19,-16.26 [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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