[vsnet-grb 176453] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu May 31 00:10:18 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 30 May 12 15:10:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    21.832d {+01h 27m 20s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +3.377d {+03d 22' 37"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  76.277d
SLEW_TIME:       54660.00 SOD {15:11:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16077 TJD;   151 DOY;   12/05/30
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NVSS J012713+032259 
TGT_NUM:         46406,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:        67.94d {+04h 31m 44s}  +21.89d {+21d 53' 17"}
SUN_DIST:         48.21 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      180.55d {+12h 02m 12s}   -5.27d {-05d 16' 24"}
MOON_DIST:       158.54 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      70 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      140.16,-58.29 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       21.45, -5.37 [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 220.81,-2.89 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.58) 11.54 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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