[vsnet-grb 181612] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 3 09:34:21 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 03 Aug 12 00:34:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   284.139d {+18h 56m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -37.890d {-37d 53' 24"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 222.464d
SLEW_TIME:       2100.00 SOD {00:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16142 TJD;   216 DOY;   12/08/03
OBS_TIME:        1680.00 [sec]   (=28.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        RX J1856.4-3754 
TGT_NUM:         51950,   Seg_Num: 122
MERIT:           91.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       133.55d {+08h 54m 11s}  +17.44d {+17d 26' 38"}
SUN_DIST:        147.29 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      323.08d {+21h 32m 20s}   -9.37d {-09d 22' 24"}
MOON_DIST:        44.96 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      358.62,-17.20 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      281.51,-15.01 [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 229.54,-19.37 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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