[vsnet-grb 183444] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Aug 25 13:50:31 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 25 Aug 12 04:50:30 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: 286.784d
SLEW_TIME:       17460.00 SOD {04:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16164 TJD;   238 DOY;   12/08/25
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J164449.3+573451 
TGT_NUM:         32526,   Seg_Num: 10
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       154.37d {+10h 17m 29s}  +10.62d {+10d 37' 15"}
SUN_DIST:         84.70 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      249.19d {+16h 36m 45s}  -21.15d {-21d 09' 07"}
MOON_DIST:        78.72 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      57 [%]
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 106.59,15.03 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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