[vsnet-grb 176359] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue May 29 19:41:16 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 29 May 12 10:41:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   133.125d {+08h 52m 30s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +28.324d {+28d 19' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 284.852d
SLEW_TIME:       38520.00 SOD {10:42:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16076 TJD;   150 DOY;   12/05/29
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        55 CANCRI 
TGT_NUM:         91392,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:        66.72d {+04h 26m 54s}  +21.71d {+21d 42' 49"}
SUN_DIST:         59.98 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      165.11d {+11h 00m 27s}   +0.74d {+00d 44' 15"}
MOON_DIST:        41.02 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      57 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      196.80, 37.68 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      127.71, 10.35 [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 13.56,19.20 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.95) 1.34 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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