[vsnet-grb 174252] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue May 1 11:40:29 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 01 May 12 02:40:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   161.242d {+10h 44m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.674d {-59d 40' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 245.051d
SLEW_TIME:       9660.00 SOD {02:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16048 TJD;   122 DOY;   12/05/01
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        ETA CAR 
TGT_NUM:         91395,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           80.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:        38.71d {+02h 34m 49s}  +15.17d {+15d 10' 03"}
SUN_DIST:        119.24 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      152.16d {+10h 08m 38s}   +5.85d {+05d 50' 46"}
MOON_DIST:        65.99 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      68 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      287.58, -0.63 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      202.12,-58.93 [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 179.08,-19.48 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.21) 0.92 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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