[vsnet-grb 183740] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Aug 29 17:49:16 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 29 Aug 12 08:49:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   324.216d {+21h 36m 52s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -64.609d {-64d 36' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 188.312d
SLEW_TIME:       31800.00 SOD {08:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16168 TJD;   242 DOY;   12/08/29
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        RX J2136.9-6438 
TGT_NUM:         46103,   Seg_Num: 10
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       158.17d {+10h 32m 41s}   +9.16d {+09d 09' 23"}
SUN_DIST:        123.77 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      309.82d {+20h 39m 16s}  -13.55d {-13d 32' 53"}
MOON_DIST:        52.00 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      94 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      328.43,-41.61 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      300.55,-46.81 [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 168.44,-7.28 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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