[vsnet-grb 182589] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Aug 14 12:57:55 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 14 Aug 12 03:57:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   169.557d {+11h 18m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -32.836d {-32d 50' 10"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 332.855d
SLEW_TIME:       14280.00 SOD {03:58:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16153 TJD;   227 DOY;   12/08/14
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 3621 
TGT_NUM:         45607,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       144.14d {+09h 36m 35s}  +14.25d {+14d 14' 53"}
SUN_DIST:         53.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      100.56d {+06h 42m 14s}  +20.03d {+20d 01' 43"}
MOON_DIST:        84.57 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      13 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      281.21, 26.07 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      185.25,-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 71.30,-20.53 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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