[vsnet-grb 182557] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Aug 14 03:22:40 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 13 Aug 12 18:22:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   179.781d {+11h 59m 07s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -22.496d {-22d 29' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 320.120d
SLEW_TIME:       66180.00 SOD {18:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16152 TJD;   226 DOY;   12/08/13
OBS_TIME:        1440.00 [sec]   (=24.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PKS 1156-221 
TGT_NUM:         46493,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       143.77d {+09h 35m 05s}  +14.37d {+14d 22' 17"}
SUN_DIST:         51.18 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       95.34d {+06h 21m 21s}  +20.65d {+20d 38' 53"}
MOON_DIST:        93.10 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      15 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      287.37, 38.79 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      189.16,-20.64 [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 224.16,-20.41 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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