[vsnet-grb 183257] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Aug 23 00:39:43 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 22 Aug 12 15:39:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   110.125d {+07h 20m 30s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -31.444d {-31d 26' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  58.537d
SLEW_TIME:       56400.00 SOD {15:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16161 TJD;   235 DOY;   12/08/22
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        RX J0720.4-3125 
TGT_NUM:         32036,   Seg_Num: 43
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       152.03d {+10h 08m 07s}  +11.49d {+11d 29' 36"}
SUN_DIST:         58.72 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      211.55d {+14h 06m 12s}  -15.19d {-15d 11' 16"}
MOON_DIST:        91.41 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      29 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      244.18, -8.15 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      119.10,-52.87 [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 256.50,-8.08 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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