[vsnet-grb 171501] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Mar 27 15:00:38 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 27 Mar 12 06:00:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   309.705d {+20h 38m 49s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +10.000d {+10d 00' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  93.428d
SLEW_TIME:       21660.00 SOD {06:01:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16013 TJD;    87 DOY;   12/03/27
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        saa-cold-87-00 
TGT_NUM:         74792,   Seg_Num: 24
MERIT:           100.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:         6.40d {+00h 25m 37s}   +2.77d {+02d 46' 05"}
SUN_DIST:         56.60 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       55.16d {+03h 40m 38s}  +20.36d {+20d 21' 29"}
MOON_DIST:       100.55 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      18 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       55.06,-18.46 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      315.14, 27.43 [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 318.07,5.57 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.05) 6.90 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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