[vsnet-grb 183388] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 24 21:23:14 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 24 Aug 12 12:23:13 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:       44640.00 SOD {12:24:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16163 TJD;   237 DOY;   12/08/24
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        saa-cold-237-07 
TGT_NUM:         74865,   Seg_Num: 14
MERIT:           100.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       153.74d {+10h 14m 58s}  +10.86d {+10d 51' 26"}
SUN_DIST:         48.02 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      238.84d {+15h 55m 21s}  -20.33d {-20d 19' 30"}
MOON_DIST:       132.10 [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 264.19,-15.84 [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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