[vsnet-grb 178901] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Jun 29 12:41:00 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 29 Jun 12 03:40:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   253.545d {+16h 54m 11s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -43.225d {-43d 13' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 213.831d
SLEW_TIME:       13260.00 SOD {03:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16107 TJD;   181 DOY;   12/06/29
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1067 
TGT_NUM:         43190,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        98.50d {+06h 34m 00s}  +23.21d {+23d 12' 26"}
SUN_DIST:        151.41 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      211.16d {+14h 04m 38s}  -15.33d {-15d 19' 30"}
MOON_DIST:        45.72 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      72 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      342.38,  0.30 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      257.27,-20.51 [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 257.75,20.57 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.96) 11.68 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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