[vsnet-grb 183719] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Aug 29 11:53:18 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 29 Aug 12 02:53:17 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:  61.325d
SLEW_TIME:       10440.00 SOD {02:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16168 TJD;   242 DOY;   12/08/29
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 0925 
TGT_NUM:         45596,   Seg_Num: 13
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       157.95d {+10h 31m 47s}   +9.24d {+09d 14' 40"}
SUN_DIST:        109.47 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      306.47d {+20h 25m 54s}  -14.49d {-14d 29' 14"}
MOON_DIST:        98.42 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      93 [%]
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 8.44,-16.31 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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