[vsnet-grb 180396] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Jul 19 20:29:48 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 19 Jul 12 11:29:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   267.072d {+17h 48m 17s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -26.854d {-26d 51' 12"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 264.382d
SLEW_TIME:       41400.00 SOD {11:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16127 TJD;   201 DOY;   12/07/19
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1563 
TGT_NUM:         43686,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       119.25d {+07h 56m 59s}  +20.72d {+20d 43' 09"}
SUN_DIST:        150.19 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      122.08d {+08h 08m 20s}  +15.86d {+15d 51' 48"}
MOON_DIST:       145.90 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        2.09,  0.58 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      267.38, -3.44 [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 199.55,-16.32 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.35) 7.65 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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