[vsnet-grb 173102] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Apr 16 22:45:24 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 16 Apr 12 13:45:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   261.553d {+17h 26m 13s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -25.856d {-25d 51' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 104.463d
SLEW_TIME:       49560.00 SOD {13:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16033 TJD;   107 DOY;   12/04/16
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Nova Oph 2012 
TGT_NUM:         32332,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:        25.03d {+01h 40m 06s}  +10.39d {+10d 23' 30"}
SUN_DIST:        124.36 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      334.08d {+22h 16m 18s}   -5.17d {-05d 10' 08"}
MOON_DIST:        71.86 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      20 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        0.28,  5.29 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      262.40, -2.64 [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 201.74,-12.12 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.44) 10.89 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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