[vsnet-grb 171671] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Mar 29 17:10:26 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 29 Mar 12 08:10:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   349.768d {+23h 19m 04s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -40.874d {-40d 52' 24"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  34.258d
SLEW_TIME:       29460.00 SOD {08:11:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16015 TJD;    89 DOY;   12/03/29
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        RX J2319.0-4051 
TGT_NUM:         46109,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:         8.31d {+00h 33m 14s}   +3.58d {+03d 35' 00"}
SUN_DIST:         47.46 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       81.75d {+05h 27m 01s}  +21.78d {+21d 46' 37"}
MOON_DIST:       105.35 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      36 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      351.12,-66.56 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      332.73,-33.16 [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 17.03,-20.58 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.53) 10.72 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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