[vsnet-grb 174606] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun May 6 04:44:52 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 05 May 12 19:44:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   270.991d {+18h 03m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -24.356d {-24d 21' 20"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 101.364d
SLEW_TIME:       71100.00 SOD {19:45:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16052 TJD;   126 DOY;   12/05/05
OBS_TIME:        1560.00 [sec]   (=26.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        9 Sgr 
TGT_NUM:         32320,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:        43.23d {+02h 52m 56s}  +16.54d {+16d 32' 21"}
SUN_DIST:        134.62 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      218.05d {+14h 32m 13s}  -17.18d {-17d 10' 45"}
MOON_DIST:        49.91 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        6.02, -1.22 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      270.90, -0.92 [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 96.73,20.17 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.97) 1.28 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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