[vsnet-grb 180532] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Jul 21 08:49:52 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 20 Jul 12 23:49:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   265.728d {+17h 42m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -36.346d {-36d 20' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 240.854d
SLEW_TIME:       85800.00 SOD {23:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16128 TJD;   202 DOY;   12/07/20
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XTE J1743-363 
TGT_NUM:         37884,   Seg_Num: 80
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       120.76d {+08h 03m 02s}  +20.43d {+20d 25' 55"}
SUN_DIST:        145.74 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      141.27d {+09h 25m 06s}   +9.98d {+09d 58' 43"}
MOON_DIST:       123.63 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      353.38, -3.39 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      266.47,-12.96 [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 247.18,-4.90 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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