[vsnet-grb 183456] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Aug 25 17:53:24 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 25 Aug 12 08:53:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    36.842d {+02h 27m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +33.567d {+33d 34' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  61.914d
SLEW_TIME:       32040.00 SOD {08:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16164 TJD;   238 DOY;   12/08/25
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 0925 
TGT_NUM:         45596,   Seg_Num: 10
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       154.52d {+10h 18m 06s}  +10.56d {+10d 33' 45"}
SUN_DIST:        106.04 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      251.75d {+16h 46m 59s}  -21.26d {-21d 15' 32"}
MOON_DIST:       147.00 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      59 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      144.91,-25.18 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       45.49, 17.97 [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 235.46,-17.42 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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