[vsnet-grb 183372] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 24 17:00:41 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 24 Aug 12 08:00:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   251.184d {+16h 44m 44s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +57.576d {+57d 34' 34"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 286.743d
SLEW_TIME:       28860.00 SOD {08:01:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16163 TJD;   237 DOY;   12/08/24
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J164449.3+573451 
TGT_NUM:         32526,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       153.57d {+10h 14m 18s}  +10.92d {+10d 55' 12"}
SUN_DIST:         84.86 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      236.10d {+15h 44m 24s}  -20.00d {-20d 00' 06"}
MOON_DIST:        78.58 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      47 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       86.71, 39.46 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      216.91, 77.51 [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 64.23,14.63 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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