[vsnet-grb 183135] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Aug 21 10:37:24 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 21 Aug 12 01:37:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   251.185d {+16h 44m 44s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +57.573d {+57d 34' 22"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 294.578d
SLEW_TIME:       5880.00 SOD {01:38:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16160 TJD;   234 DOY;   12/08/21
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J164449.3+573451 
TGT_NUM:         32526,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       150.57d {+10h 02m 16s}  +12.03d {+12d 01' 33"}
SUN_DIST:         85.49 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      189.74d {+12h 38m 58s}   -8.35d {-08d 20' 56"}
MOON_DIST:        82.49 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      14 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       86.70, 39.46 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      216.92, 77.51 [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 177.57,11.77 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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