[vsnet-grb 182653] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Aug 15 09:51:41 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 15 Aug 12 00:51:40 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: 336.744d
SLEW_TIME:       3120.00 SOD {00:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16154 TJD;   228 DOY;   12/08/15
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 3621 
TGT_NUM:         45607,   Seg_Num: 10
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       144.96d {+09h 39m 50s}  +13.98d {+13d 58' 38"}
SUN_DIST:         52.51 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      111.93d {+07h 27m 43s}  +18.13d {+18d 07' 48"}
MOON_DIST:        75.15 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      7 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      281.22, 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 88.67,-18.79 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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