[vsnet-grb 183381] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 24 19:40:58 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 24 Aug 12 10:40:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   105.401d {+07h 01m 36s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +5.000d {+05d 00' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  79.626d
SLEW_TIME:       38460.00 SOD {10:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16163 TJD;   237 DOY;   12/08/24
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        saa-cold-237-06 
TGT_NUM:         74865,   Seg_Num: 13
MERIT:           100.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       153.68d {+10h 14m 42s}  +10.88d {+10d 52' 54"}
SUN_DIST:         47.96 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      237.77d {+15h 51m 05s}  -20.20d {-20d 12' 15"}
MOON_DIST:       131.15 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      49 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      209.63,  4.53 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      106.11,-17.58 [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 266.24,-19.79 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.63) 10.99 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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