[vsnet-grb 181675] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 3 22:20:43 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 03 Aug 12 13:20:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   260.734d {+17h 22m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -35.992d {-35d 59' 32"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 253.845d
SLEW_TIME:       48060.00 SOD {13:21:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16142 TJD;   216 DOY;   12/08/03
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PBCJ1723.0-3559 
TGT_NUM:         48002,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       134.06d {+08h 56m 14s}  +17.30d {+17d 18' 13"}
SUN_DIST:        129.68 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      329.94d {+21h 59m 45s}   -6.91d {-06d 54' 43"}
MOON_DIST:        68.98 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      351.48,  0.19 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      262.32,-12.80 [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 17.67,-20.44 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.47) 6.16 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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