[vsnet-grb 173148] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Apr 17 11:56:01 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 17 Apr 12 02:56:00 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    55.528d {+03h 42m 07s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +63.239d {+63d 14' 21"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 205.749d
SLEW_TIME:       10560.00 SOD {02:56:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16034 TJD;   108 DOY;   12/04/17
OBS_TIME:        1680.00 [sec]   (=28.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        BD CAM 
TGT_NUM:         91450,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=348=0x15C
SUN_POSTN:        25.54d {+01h 42m 09s}  +10.58d {+10d 35' 06"}
SUN_DIST:         56.92 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      340.41d {+22h 41m 39s}   -2.69d {-02d 41' 31"}
MOON_DIST:        85.91 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      16 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      140.82,  6.46 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       69.88, 42.19 [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 77.50,14.20 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.10) 1.39 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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