[vsnet-grb 183712] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Aug 29 09:16:57 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 29 Aug 12 00:16:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   255.476d {+17h 01m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +34.191d {+34d 11' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 285.573d
SLEW_TIME:       1020.00 SOD {00:17:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16168 TJD;   242 DOY;   12/08/29
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Abell 2244 offset12' 
TGT_NUM:         48079,   Seg_Num: 45
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       157.85d {+10h 31m 23s}   +9.28d {+09d 16' 60"}
SUN_DIST:         91.11 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      304.99d {+20h 19m 59s}  -14.89d {-14d 53' 10"}
MOON_DIST:        67.91 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      92 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       56.91, 36.50 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      247.91, 56.52 [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 179.24,20.31 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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