[vsnet-grb 182247] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 10 21:11:40 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 10 Aug 12 12:11:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.684d {+11h 06m 44s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +72.589d {+72d 35' 21"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 214.365d
SLEW_TIME:       43920.00 SOD {12:12:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16149 TJD;   223 DOY;   12/08/10
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 3516 
TGT_NUM:         91406,   Seg_Num: 17
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       140.70d {+09h 22m 48s}  +15.35d {+15d 21' 16"}
SUN_DIST:         59.17 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       53.64d {+03h 34m 32s}  +19.79d {+19d 47' 38"}
MOON_DIST:        77.80 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      43 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      133.23, 42.38 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      123.33, 58.00 [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 13.69,-17.10 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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