[vsnet-grb 180813] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Jul 24 13:29:37 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 24 Jul 12 04:29:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   161.247d {+10h 44m 59s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.702d {-59d 42' 07"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 315.450d
SLEW_TIME:       16200.00 SOD {04:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16132 TJD;   206 DOY;   12/07/24
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        ETA CAR 
TGT_NUM:         91395,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           80.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       123.93d {+08h 15m 44s}  +19.78d {+19d 46' 58"}
SUN_DIST:         85.20 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      181.37d {+12h 05m 30s}   -5.43d {-05d 25' 37"}
MOON_DIST:        56.45 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      26 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      287.60, -0.65 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      202.17,-58.95 [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 105.33,11.67 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.21) 1.21 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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