[vsnet-grb 176399] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed May 30 08:03:41 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 29 May 12 23:03:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   295.911d {+19h 43m 39s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +2.449d {+02d 26' 56"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  48.881d
SLEW_TIME:       83040.00 SOD {23:04:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16076 TJD;   150 DOY;   12/05/29
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J1943.4+0228 
TGT_NUM:         32437,   Seg_Num: 13
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:        67.25d {+04h 29m 00s}  +21.79d {+21d 47' 26"}
SUN_DIST:        126.50 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      171.74d {+11h 26m 56s}   -1.87d {-01d 51' 58"}
MOON_DIST:       124.37 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      62 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       41.17,-10.45 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      298.40, 23.37 [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 88.20,-9.75 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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