[vsnet-grb 182784] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Aug 16 23:52:26 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 16 Aug 12 14:52:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     6.166d {+00h 24m 40s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +64.045d {+64d 02' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  38.000d
SLEW_TIME:       53580.00 SOD {14:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16155 TJD;   229 DOY;   12/08/16
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Tycho Right (mid 2012) 
TGT_NUM:         59105,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       146.44d {+09h 45m 46s}  +13.48d {+13d 28' 37"}
SUN_DIST:         96.66 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      132.43d {+08h 49m 44s}  +12.91d {+12d 54' 40"}
MOON_DIST:        92.84 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      120.01,  1.33 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       42.65, 53.73 [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 168.68,-3.95 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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