[vsnet-grb 182570] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Aug 14 06:35:25 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 13 Aug 12 21:35:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   169.559d {+11h 18m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -32.837d {-32d 50' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 337.912d
SLEW_TIME:       77760.00 SOD {21:36:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16152 TJD;   226 DOY;   12/08/13
OBS_TIME:        1440.00 [sec]   (=24.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 3621 
TGT_NUM:         45607,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       143.90d {+09h 35m 35s}  +14.33d {+14d 19' 49"}
SUN_DIST:         53.29 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       97.09d {+06h 28m 21s}  +20.46d {+20d 27' 30"}
MOON_DIST:        87.42 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      15 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      281.22, 26.07 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      185.26,-33.92 [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 176.24,-20.37 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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