[vsnet-grb 173138] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

Bacodine vxw at capella2.gsfc.nasa.gov
Tue Apr 17 08:23:36 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 16 Apr 12 23:23:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   261.553d {+17h 26m 13s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -25.855d {-25d 51' 16"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 106.202d
SLEW_TIME:       84240.00 SOD {23:24:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16033 TJD;   107 DOY;   12/04/16
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [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:        25.40d {+01h 41m 36s}  +10.53d {+10d 31' 59"}
SUN_DIST:        124.75 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      338.72d {+22h 34m 52s}   -3.36d {-03d 21' 34"}
MOON_DIST:        76.82 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      17 [%]
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 16.44,-19.89 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.44) 10.92 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


More information about the vsnet-grb mailing list