[vsnet-grb 174946] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri May 11 09:36:24 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 11 May 12 00:36:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   237.250d {+15h 49m 00s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -53.275d {-53d 16' 29"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 160.846d
SLEW_TIME:       2220.00 SOD {00:37:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16058 TJD;   132 DOY;   12/05/11
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_694 
TGT_NUM:         42717,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        48.30d {+03h 13m 11s}  +17.93d {+17d 56' 06"}
SUN_DIST:        143.91 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      298.74d {+19h 54m 58s}  -16.63d {-16d 37' 35"}
MOON_DIST:        59.69 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      70 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      327.66,  0.85 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      247.48,-32.37 [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 320.79,20.29 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.77) 10.75 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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