[vsnet-grb 171639] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Mar 29 09:17:34 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 29 Mar 12 00:17:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    55.680d {+03h 42m 43s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -22.114d {-22d 06' 49"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 282.908d
SLEW_TIME:       1080.00 SOD {00:18:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16015 TJD;    89 DOY;   12/03/29
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 1426 
TGT_NUM:         48113,   Seg_Num: 10
MERIT:           47.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:         8.01d {+00h 32m 02s}   +3.46d {+03d 27' 20"}
SUN_DIST:         53.23 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       77.51d {+05h 10m 03s}  +21.84d {+21d 50' 17"}
MOON_DIST:        48.74 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      33 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      215.22,-50.93 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       46.60,-40.52 [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 171.72,-16.77 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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