[vsnet-grb 183312] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Aug 23 21:46:15 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 23 Aug 12 12:46:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   251.184d {+16h 44m 44s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +57.577d {+57d 34' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 285.219d
SLEW_TIME:       46020.00 SOD {12:47:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16162 TJD;   236 DOY;   12/08/23
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J164449.3+573451 
TGT_NUM:         32526,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       152.84d {+10h 11m 21s}  +11.19d {+11d 11' 40"}
SUN_DIST:         85.01 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      224.23d {+14h 56m 54s}  -18.10d {-18d 05' 42"}
MOON_DIST:        78.92 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      38 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       86.71, 39.46 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      216.91, 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 353.57,13.12 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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