[vsnet-grb 176111] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat May 26 07:34:30 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 25 May 12 22:34:30 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   266.420d {+17h 45m 41s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -28.968d {-28d 58' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 126.363d
SLEW_TIME:       81300.00 SOD {22:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16072 TJD;   146 DOY;   12/05/25
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GALACTIC CENTER 
TGT_NUM:         91408,   Seg_Num: 18
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:        63.16d {+04h 12m 39s}  +21.15d {+21d 08' 49"}
SUN_DIST:        157.41 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      121.36d {+08h 05m 27s}  +15.81d {+15d 48' 46"}
MOON_DIST:       145.45 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      21 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      359.98, -0.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      266.85, -5.57 [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 12.98,-12.59 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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