[vsnet-grb 183318] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 24 00:03:55 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 23 Aug 12 15:03:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   350.854d {+23h 23m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +58.790d {+58d 47' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:   8.782d
SLEW_TIME:       54240.00 SOD {15:04:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16162 TJD;   236 DOY;   12/08/23
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Cas A 
TGT_NUM:         50400,   Seg_Num: 116
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       152.93d {+10h 11m 42s}  +11.16d {+11d 09' 42"}
SUN_DIST:        108.46 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      225.63d {+15h 02m 31s}  -18.36d {-18d 21' 43"}
MOON_DIST:       123.62 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      39 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      111.73, -2.15 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       27.35, 54.83 [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 115.35,-5.66 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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