[vsnet-grb 183326] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 24 02:57:58 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 23 Aug 12 17:57:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   260.287d {+17h 21m 09s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -35.345d {-35d 20' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 262.980d
SLEW_TIME:       64680.00 SOD {17:58:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16162 TJD;   236 DOY;   12/08/23
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1303 
TGT_NUM:         43426,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       153.04d {+10h 12m 09s}  +11.12d {+11d 07' 14"}
SUN_DIST:        110.59 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      227.41d {+15h 09m 37s}  -18.69d {-18d 41' 05"}
MOON_DIST:        33.63 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      41 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      351.81,  0.85 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      261.91,-12.18 [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 6.80,15.77 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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