[vsnet-grb 173259] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Apr 18 22:41:40 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 18 Apr 12 13:41:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   289.305d {+19h 17m 13s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +11.711d {+11d 42' 41"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  70.835d
SLEW_TIME:       49320.00 SOD {13:42:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16035 TJD;   109 DOY;   12/04/18
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_2679 
TGT_NUM:         44902,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        26.88d {+01h 47m 32s}  +11.09d {+11d 05' 24"}
SUN_DIST:         94.89 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      356.86d {+23h 47m 25s}   +3.82d {+03d 49' 00"}
MOON_DIST:        67.12 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      7 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       46.27, -0.30 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      292.88, 33.63 [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 158.59,-18.46 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.28) 11.19 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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