[vsnet-grb 182237] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 10 18:16:41 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 10 Aug 12 09:16:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   257.896d {+17h 11m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -39.448d {-39d 26' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 257.011d
SLEW_TIME:       33420.00 SOD {09:17:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16149 TJD;   223 DOY;   12/08/10
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1194 
TGT_NUM:         43317,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       140.58d {+09h 22m 20s}  +15.39d {+15d 23' 25"}
SUN_DIST:        120.85 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       52.13d {+03h 28m 31s}  +19.57d {+19d 34' 16"}
MOON_DIST:       150.09 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      44 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      347.36,  0.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      260.28,-16.42 [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 155.03,14.52 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.67) 8.69 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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