[vsnet-grb 176498] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu May 31 13:37:40 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 31 May 12 04:37:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   205.532d {+13h 42m 08s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +28.355d {+28d 21' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 323.829d
SLEW_TIME:       16680.00 SOD {04:38:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16078 TJD;   152 DOY;   12/05/31
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5272 
TGT_NUM:         40477,   Seg_Num: 19
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        68.51d {+04h 34m 02s}  +21.97d {+21d 58' 03"}
SUN_DIST:        114.93 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      188.12d {+12h 32m 28s}   -8.08d {-08d 04' 41"}
MOON_DIST:        40.13 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      75 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       42.11, 78.72 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      191.33, 35.92 [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 159.48,14.28 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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