[vsnet-grb 173291] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Apr 19 08:19:52 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 18 Apr 12 23:19:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   289.305d {+19h 17m 13s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +11.713d {+11d 42' 46"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  74.801d
SLEW_TIME:       84000.00 SOD {23:20:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16035 TJD;   109 DOY;   12/04/18
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [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:        27.26d {+01h 49m 01s}  +11.23d {+11d 13' 44"}
SUN_DIST:         95.21 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        1.40d {+00h 05m 36s}   +5.57d {+05d 34' 13"}
MOON_DIST:        71.23 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       46.28, -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 14.34,-17.93 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.28) 11.23 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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