[vsnet-grb 182257] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Aug 11 00:26:22 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 10 Aug 12 15:26:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   258.030d {+17h 12m 07s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -38.835d {-38d 50' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 257.336d
SLEW_TIME:       55620.00 SOD {15:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16149 TJD;   223 DOY;   12/08/10
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1207 
TGT_NUM:         43330,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       140.83d {+09h 23m 18s}  +15.31d {+15d 18' 52"}
SUN_DIST:        120.77 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       55.31d {+03h 41m 15s}  +20.03d {+20d 01' 38"}
MOON_DIST:       152.71 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      42 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      347.92,  0.30 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      260.33,-15.80 [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 8.09,-3.21 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.30) 1.99 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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