[vsnet-grb 173033] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Apr 16 01:34:59 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Apr 12 16:34:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   223.549d {+14h 54m 12s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -60.132d {-60d 07' 54"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 146.649d
SLEW_TIME:       59700.00 SOD {16:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16032 TJD;   106 DOY;   12/04/15
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_448 
TGT_NUM:         42471,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        24.21d {+01h 36m 50s}  +10.08d {+10d 04' 47"}
SUN_DIST:        127.82 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      323.66d {+21h 34m 38s}   -9.06d {-09d 03' 46"}
MOON_DIST:        86.99 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      27 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.66, -0.82 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      241.32,-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 85.36,-18.55 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.20) 10.38 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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