[vsnet-grb 171780] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Mar 31 08:21:01 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 30 Mar 12 23:21:00 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   135.228d {+09h 00m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +67.595d {+67d 35' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 313.531d
SLEW_TIME:       84060.00 SOD {23:21:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16016 TJD;    90 DOY;   12/03/30
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        2FGL J0900.9+6736 
TGT_NUM:         47183,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           47.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:         9.79d {+00h 39m 11s}   +4.22d {+04d 13' 01"}
SUN_DIST:         98.88 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      103.03d {+06h 52m 08s}  +19.84d {+19d 50' 24"}
MOON_DIST:        51.92 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      52 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      146.74, 37.10 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      113.78, 47.85 [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 266.24,13.57 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.76) 9.56 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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