[vsnet-grb 180852] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Jul 24 18:34:46 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 24 Jul 12 09:34:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   161.248d {+10h 44m 59s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.702d {-59d 42' 07"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 315.647d
SLEW_TIME:       34500.00 SOD {09:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16132 TJD;   206 DOY;   12/07/24
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [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:       124.14d {+08h 16m 34s}  +19.74d {+19d 44' 16"}
SUN_DIST:         85.09 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      184.11d {+12h 16m 26s}   -6.46d {-06d 27' 26"}
MOON_DIST:        56.04 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      28 [%]
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 88.22,-9.77 [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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