[vsnet-grb 182834] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 17 08:31:46 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 16 Aug 12 23:31:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   215.284d {+14h 21m 08s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +28.412d {+28d 24' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 275.929d
SLEW_TIME:       84720.00 SOD {23:32:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16155 TJD;   229 DOY;   12/08/16
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        FBQS J1421+2824 
TGT_NUM:         48072,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           47.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       146.78d {+09h 47m 06s}  +13.36d {+13d 21' 43"}
SUN_DIST:         65.07 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      137.06d {+09h 08m 14s}  +11.45d {+11d 26' 54"}
MOON_DIST:        74.44 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       41.86, 70.15 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      201.09, 39.69 [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 183.25,-8.04 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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