[vsnet-grb 176500] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu May 31 13:57:22 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 31 May 12 04:57:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   253.470d {+16h 53m 53s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +39.728d {+39d 43' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:   8.230d
SLEW_TIME:       17880.00 SOD {04:58:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16078 TJD;   152 DOY;   12/05/31
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn501 
TGT_NUM:         30793,   Seg_Num: 187
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        68.52d {+04h 34m 05s}  +21.97d {+21d 58' 10"}
SUN_DIST:        118.14 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      188.30d {+12h 33m 13s}   -8.15d {-08d 08' 44"}
MOON_DIST:        76.82 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      75 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       63.56, 38.85 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      242.61, 61.60 [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 225.50,-10.04 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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