[vsnet-grb 182683] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Aug 15 16:59:51 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 15 Aug 12 07:59:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   267.194d {+17h 48m 47s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -20.356d {-20d 21' 21"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 262.143d
SLEW_TIME:       28800.00 SOD {08:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16154 TJD;   228 DOY;   12/08/15
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 6440 
TGT_NUM:         91448,   Seg_Num: 12
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       145.24d {+09h 40m 57s}  +13.88d {+13d 53' 02"}
SUN_DIST:        124.59 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      115.80d {+07h 43m 12s}  +17.32d {+17d 18' 57"}
MOON_DIST:       152.97 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      6 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        7.72,  3.82 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      267.37,  3.06 [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 182.75,20.53 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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