[vsnet-grb 171552] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Mar 28 07:08:16 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 27 Mar 12 22:08:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   287.850d {+19h 11m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +0.585d {+00d 35' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  82.101d
SLEW_TIME:       79740.00 SOD {22:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16013 TJD;    87 DOY;   12/03/27
OBS_TIME:        1740.00 [sec]   (=29.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Aql X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31766,   Seg_Num: 42
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:         7.02d {+00h 28m 04s}   +3.03d {+03d 01' 50"}
SUN_DIST:         78.99 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       63.60d {+04h 14m 23s}  +21.27d {+21d 16' 21"}
MOON_DIST:       131.44 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      23 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       35.73, -4.17 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      289.42, 22.83 [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 93.96,-3.02 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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