[vsnet-grb 182914] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Aug 18 08:22:45 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 17 Aug 12 23:22:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   164.013d {+10h 56m 03s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -61.886d {-61d 53' 10"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 335.521d
SLEW_TIME:       84180.00 SOD {23:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16156 TJD;   230 DOY;   12/08/17
OBS_TIME:        1680.00 [sec]   (=28.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        1RXS_J105605.6-615149 
TGT_NUM:         47038,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       147.70d {+09h 50m 48s}  +13.04d {+13d 02' 32"}
SUN_DIST:         76.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      149.74d {+09h 58m 59s}   +7.01d {+07d 00' 45"}
MOON_DIST:        69.86 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      289.78, -2.00 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      207.10,-59.41 [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 139.28,-18.08 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.93) 11.59 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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