[vsnet-grb 173808] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Apr 25 17:57:28 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 25 Apr 12 08:57:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   150.214d {+10h 00m 51s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +7.935d {+07d 56' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 288.217d
SLEW_TIME:       32280.00 SOD {08:58:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16042 TJD;   116 DOY;   12/04/25
OBS_TIME:        1620.00 [sec]   (=27.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        LSQ12ayr 
TGT_NUM:         32309,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           80.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8338=0x2092
SUN_POSTN:        33.26d {+02h 13m 01s}  +13.37d {+13d 22' 22"}
SUN_DIST:        114.06 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       78.78d {+05h 15m 06s}  +21.69d {+21d 41' 14"}
MOON_DIST:        70.05 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      14 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      230.26, 45.34 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      149.50, -3.96 [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 139.57,-20.20 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.70) 11.58 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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