[vsnet-grb 181924] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Aug 7 00:10:38 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 06 Aug 12 15:10:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   257.254d {+17h 09m 01s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +23.209d {+23d 12' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 307.257d
SLEW_TIME:       54660.00 SOD {15:11:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16145 TJD;   219 DOY;   12/08/06
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR J1709+2313 
TGT_NUM:         40406,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       137.01d {+09h 08m 03s}  +16.47d {+16d 28' 02"}
SUN_DIST:        109.52 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        7.23d {+00h 28m 55s}   +7.45d {+07d 27' 07"}
MOON_DIST:       104.97 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      79 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       44.50, 32.22 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      253.06, 45.90 [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 8.63,-14.46 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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