[vsnet-grb 172620] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Apr 11 01:42:35 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 10 Apr 12 16:42:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   223.544d {+14h 54m 10s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -60.130d {-60d 07' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 159.584d
SLEW_TIME:       60180.00 SOD {16:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16027 TJD;   101 DOY;   12/04/10
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_448 
TGT_NUM:         42471,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           49.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        19.60d {+01h 18m 24s}   +8.27d {+08d 16' 25"}
SUN_DIST:        125.01 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      254.31d {+16h 57m 14s}  -21.95d {-21d 56' 53"}
MOON_DIST:        43.81 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      79 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.66, -0.81 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      241.31,-41.23 [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 189.77,-15.80 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.20) 10.52 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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