[vsnet-grb 183133] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Aug 21 10:26:35 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 21 Aug 12 01:26:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   161.257d {+10h 45m 02s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.708d {-59d 42' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 340.387d
SLEW_TIME:       5220.00 SOD {01:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16160 TJD;   234 DOY;   12/08/21
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        ETA CAR 
TGT_NUM:         91395,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           80.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       150.56d {+10h 02m 14s}  +12.03d {+12d 01' 42"}
SUN_DIST:         72.33 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      189.64d {+12h 38m 34s}   -8.31d {-08d 18' 47"}
MOON_DIST:        55.69 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      14 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      287.60, -0.65 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      202.18,-58.95 [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 168.46,8.65 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.21) 1.45 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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