[vsnet-grb 183358] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 24 12:24:22 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 24 Aug 12 03:24:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   287.800d {+19h 11m 12s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +0.585d {+00d 35' 07"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 276.961d
SLEW_TIME:       12300.00 SOD {03:25:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16163 TJD;   237 DOY;   12/08/24
OBS_TIME:        1620.00 [sec]   (=27.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Aql X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31766,   Seg_Num: 67
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       153.40d {+10h 13m 35s}  +10.99d {+10d 59' 09"}
SUN_DIST:        133.38 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      233.24d {+15h 32m 57s}  -19.62d {-19d 36' 58"}
MOON_DIST:        57.29 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      45 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       35.71, -4.13 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      289.37, 22.84 [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 181.10,20.60 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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