[vsnet-grb 182749] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Aug 16 12:49:40 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 16 Aug 12 03:49:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    21.905d {+01h 27m 37s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +19.164d {+19d 09' 49"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  52.669d
SLEW_TIME:       13800.00 SOD {03:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16155 TJD;   229 DOY;   12/08/16
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 359 
TGT_NUM:         45920,   Seg_Num: 7
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8421=0x20E5
SUN_POSTN:       146.01d {+09h 44m 02s}  +13.62d {+13d 37' 24"}
SUN_DIST:        115.77 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      126.51d {+08h 26m 01s}  +14.64d {+14d 38' 30"}
MOON_DIST:        98.30 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      134.63,-42.88 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       27.38,  9.27 [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 13.41,-15.09 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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