[vsnet-grb 180779] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Jul 24 03:31:44 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 23 Jul 12 18:31:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   324.713d {+21h 38m 51s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.710d {+55d 42' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  11.839d
SLEW_TIME:       66720.00 SOD {18:32:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16131 TJD;   205 DOY;   12/07/23
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J2138.8+5544 
TGT_NUM:         46266,   Seg_Num: 13
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       123.52d {+08h 14m 05s}  +19.87d {+19d 52' 13"}
SUN_DIST:        102.24 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      176.06d {+11h 44m 15s}   -3.38d {-03d 22' 54"}
MOON_DIST:       121.93 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      22 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       98.10,  2.42 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        3.74, 62.56 [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 176.09,18.67 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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