[vsnet-grb 183136] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Aug 21 10:43:18 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 21 Aug 12 01:43:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   268.290d {+17h 53m 10s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -25.561d {-25d 33' 40"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 258.524d
SLEW_TIME:       6240.00 SOD {01:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16160 TJD;   234 DOY;   12/08/21
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1606 
TGT_NUM:         43729,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       150.57d {+10h 02m 17s}  +12.02d {+12d 01' 28"}
SUN_DIST:        120.20 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      189.80d {+12h 39m 11s}   -8.37d {-08d 22' 07"}
MOON_DIST:        76.24 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      14 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        3.76,  0.30 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      268.46, -2.13 [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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