[vsnet-grb 176366] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue May 29 21:35:20 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 29 May 12 12:35:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   161.240d {+10h 44m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.684d {-59d 41' 01"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 268.799d
SLEW_TIME:       45360.00 SOD {12:36:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16076 TJD;   150 DOY;   12/05/29
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        ETA CAR 
TGT_NUM:         91395,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           80.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:        66.80d {+04h 27m 13s}  +21.73d {+21d 43' 32"}
SUN_DIST:        110.91 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      166.12d {+11h 04m 29s}   +0.34d {+00d 20' 24"}
MOON_DIST:        60.20 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      57 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      287.59, -0.63 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      202.14,-58.94 [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 55.06,13.81 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.21) 0.76 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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