[vsnet-grb 181421] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Aug 1 05:29:18 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 31 Jul 12 20:29:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    13.074d {+00h 52m 18s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +50.015d {+50d 00' 53"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  57.000d
SLEW_TIME:       73800.00 SOD {20:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16139 TJD;   213 DOY;   12/07/31
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 120729A 
TGT_NUM:         529095,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8758=0x2236
SUN_POSTN:       131.45d {+08h 45m 47s}  +18.00d {+18d 00' 06"}
SUN_DIST:         92.94 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      293.14d {+19h 32m 33s}  -17.81d {-17d 48' 34"}
MOON_DIST:        97.45 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      123.07,-12.86 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       34.99, 40.18 [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 119.10,20.14 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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