[vsnet-grb 182401] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Aug 12 09:43:35 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 12 Aug 12 00:43:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.024d {+12h 56m 06s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -5.801d {-05d 48' 04"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 299.567d
SLEW_TIME:       2640.00 SOD {00:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16151 TJD;   225 DOY;   12/08/12
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        3C279 
TGT_NUM:         35019,   Seg_Num: 84
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       142.14d {+09h 28m 33s}  +14.90d {+14d 54' 02"}
SUN_DIST:         55.61 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       72.84d {+04h 51m 21s}  +21.47d {+21d 28' 12"}
MOON_DIST:       121.27 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      29 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      305.06, 57.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      195.15,  0.18 [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 139.56,-20.49 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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