[vsnet-grb 182342] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Aug 11 22:51:00 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 11 Aug 12 13:51:00 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   265.726d {+17h 42m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -36.353d {-36d 21' 09"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 257.005d
SLEW_TIME:       49860.00 SOD {13:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16150 TJD;   224 DOY;   12/08/11
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XTE J1743-363 
TGT_NUM:         37884,   Seg_Num: 89
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       141.71d {+09h 26m 50s}  +15.04d {+15d 02' 12"}
SUN_DIST:        126.25 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       67.06d {+04h 28m 13s}  +21.19d {+21d 11' 41"}
MOON_DIST:       157.63 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      33 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      353.37, -3.39 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      266.47,-12.97 [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 10.77,-8.41 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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