[vsnet-grb 183316] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Aug 23 23:33:26 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 23 Aug 12 14:33:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   260.849d {+17h 23m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -35.659d {-35d 39' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 259.260d
SLEW_TIME:       52440.00 SOD {14:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16162 TJD;   236 DOY;   12/08/23
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1305 
TGT_NUM:         43428,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       152.91d {+10h 11m 37s}  +11.17d {+11d 10' 08"}
SUN_DIST:        111.18 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      225.32d {+15h 01m 16s}  -18.30d {-18d 18' 14"}
MOON_DIST:        35.99 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      39 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      351.81,  0.30 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      262.40,-12.46 [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 9.93,20.42 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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