[vsnet-grb 183407] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Aug 25 01:51:42 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 24 Aug 12 16:51:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   305.995d {+20h 23m 59s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +33.850d {+33d 50' 59"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 315.219d
SLEW_TIME:       60720.00 SOD {16:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16163 TJD;   237 DOY;   12/08/24
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        V404 Cyg 
TGT_NUM:         31403,   Seg_Num: 25
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       153.91d {+10h 15m 39s}  +10.79d {+10d 47' 35"}
SUN_DIST:        128.09 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      241.64d {+16h 06m 34s}  -20.61d {-20d 36' 41"}
MOON_DIST:        82.04 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      52 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       73.09, -2.09 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      321.02, 51.11 [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 117.44,-16.67 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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