[vsnet-grb 183008] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Aug 19 15:46:48 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 19 Aug 12 06:46:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   260.656d {+17h 22m 37s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -35.887d {-35d 53' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 257.781d
SLEW_TIME:       24420.00 SOD {06:47:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16158 TJD;   232 DOY;   12/08/19
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1298 
TGT_NUM:         43421,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       148.92d {+09h 55m 40s}  +12.62d {+12d 36' 58"}
SUN_DIST:        115.06 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      166.44d {+11h 05m 45s}   +0.57d {+00d 34' 07"}
MOON_DIST:        93.92 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      351.53,  0.30 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      262.25,-12.70 [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 235.73,8.26 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.47) 1.36 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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