[vsnet-grb 182911] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Aug 18 07:44:24 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 17 Aug 12 22:44:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   268.965d {+17h 55m 52s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -26.206d {-26d 12' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 259.682d
SLEW_TIME:       81900.00 SOD {22:45:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16156 TJD;   230 DOY;   12/08/17
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J17559-2612 
TGT_NUM:         32528,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       147.68d {+09h 50m 42s}  +13.05d {+13d 03' 03"}
SUN_DIST:        123.79 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      149.40d {+09h 57m 37s}   +7.14d {+07d 08' 16"}
MOON_DIST:       119.78 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        3.51, -0.55 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      269.07, -2.77 [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 4.89,8.92 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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