[vsnet-grb 171672] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Mar 29 17:21:15 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 29 Mar 12 08:21:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    55.680d {+03h 42m 43s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -22.113d {-22d 06' 47"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 281.544d
SLEW_TIME:       30120.00 SOD {08:22:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16015 TJD;    89 DOY;   12/03/29
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [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:         8.31d {+00h 33m 15s}   +3.59d {+03d 35' 11"}
SUN_DIST:         53.03 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       81.85d {+05h 27m 24s}  +21.77d {+21d 46' 27"}
MOON_DIST:        50.67 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      36 [%]
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 17.03,-20.58 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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