[vsnet-grb 175490] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri May 18 06:06:58 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 17 May 12 21:06:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    89.175d {+05h 56m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -33.192d {-33d 11' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 314.632d
SLEW_TIME:       76020.00 SOD {21:07:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16064 TJD;   138 DOY;   12/05/17
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAXI J0556-332 
TGT_NUM:         32452,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:        55.07d {+03h 40m 16s}  +19.56d {+19d 33' 54"}
SUN_DIST:         62.05 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       20.41d {+01h 21m 40s}  +12.40d {+12d 24' 03"}
MOON_DIST:        79.80 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      9 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      238.95,-25.20 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       88.75,-56.63 [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 211.69,-10.03 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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