[vsnet-grb 172564] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Apr 10 09:42:45 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 10 Apr 12 00:42:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   291.244d {+19h 24m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +17.008d {+17d 00' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  73.624d
SLEW_TIME:       2580.00 SOD {00:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16027 TJD;   101 DOY;   12/04/10
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_2816 
TGT_NUM:         45139,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        18.99d {+01h 15m 57s}   +8.03d {+08d 01' 41"}
SUN_DIST:         85.39 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      243.83d {+16h 15m 20s}  -21.43d {-21d 25' 34"}
MOON_DIST:        60.41 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      85 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       51.83,  0.53 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      296.29, 38.53 [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 79.79,-14.66 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.25) 9.68 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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