[vsnet-grb 171669] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Mar 29 16:44:52 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 29 Mar 12 07:44:52 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:  92.142d
SLEW_TIME:       27900.00 SOD {07:45:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16015 TJD;    89 DOY;   12/03/29
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        saa-cold-89-02 
TGT_NUM:         74792,   Seg_Num: 25
MERIT:           100.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:         8.29d {+00h 33m 10s}   +3.58d {+03d 34' 36"}
SUN_DIST:         58.31 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       81.52d {+05h 26m 06s}  +21.78d {+21d 46' 59"}
MOON_DIST:       122.90 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      36 [%]
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 291.29,-0.21 [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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