[vsnet-grb 182533] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Aug 13 20:42:28 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 13 Aug 12 11:42:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   101.543d {+06h 46m 10s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -10.000d {-10d 00' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  58.787d
SLEW_TIME:       42180.00 SOD {11:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16152 TJD;   226 DOY;   12/08/13
OBS_TIME:        1680.00 [sec]   (=28.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        saa-cold-226-04 
TGT_NUM:         74139,   Seg_Num: 36
MERIT:           100.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       143.51d {+09h 34m 02s}  +14.46d {+14d 27' 25"}
SUN_DIST:         48.14 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       91.71d {+06h 06m 50s}  +20.98d {+20d 59' 03"}
MOON_DIST:        32.51 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      18 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      221.27, -5.70 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      103.57,-32.90 [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 264.63,-11.94 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.66) 9.57 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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