[vsnet-grb 183365] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 24 14:19:25 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 24 Aug 12 05:19:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   287.801d {+19h 11m 12s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +0.582d {+00d 34' 54"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 285.276d
SLEW_TIME:       19200.00 SOD {05:20:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16163 TJD;   237 DOY;   12/08/24
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [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:       153.47d {+10h 13m 53s}  +10.96d {+10d 57' 30"}
SUN_DIST:        133.31 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      234.43d {+15h 37m 43s}  -19.78d {-19d 46' 56"}
MOON_DIST:        56.24 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      46 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       35.71, -4.13 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      289.37, 22.83 [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 224.20,6.37 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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