[vsnet-grb 182692] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Aug 15 20:09:38 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 15 Aug 12 11:09:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   258.187d {+17h 12m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -39.612d {-39d 36' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 257.942d
SLEW_TIME:       40200.00 SOD {11:10:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16154 TJD;   228 DOY;   12/08/15
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1195 
TGT_NUM:         43318,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       145.36d {+09h 41m 27s}  +13.84d {+13d 50' 33"}
SUN_DIST:        116.44 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      117.51d {+07h 50m 03s}  +16.93d {+16d 55' 44"}
MOON_DIST:       139.24 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      347.36, -0.26 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      260.53,-16.56 [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 125.06,20.37 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.67) 8.39 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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