[vsnet-grb 183792] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Aug 30 12:59:57 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 30 Aug 12 03:59:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   287.801d {+19h 11m 12s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +0.581d {+00d 34' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 287.097d
SLEW_TIME:       14400.00 SOD {04:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16169 TJD;   243 DOY;   12/08/30
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Aql X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31766,   Seg_Num: 68
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       158.90d {+10h 35m 36s}   +8.87d {+08d 52' 14"}
SUN_DIST:        128.39 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      320.37d {+21h 21m 28s}  -10.26d {-10d 15' 37"}
MOON_DIST:        34.02 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       35.71, -4.13 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      289.37, 22.83 [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 226.33,-4.38 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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