[vsnet-grb 183802] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Aug 30 15:55:58 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 30 Aug 12 06:55:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   266.997d {+17h 47m 59s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -24.777d {-24d 46' 37"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 263.817d
SLEW_TIME:       24960.00 SOD {06:56:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16169 TJD;   243 DOY;   12/08/30
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Terzan 5 
TGT_NUM:         32148,   Seg_Num: 13
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       159.01d {+10h 36m 02s}   +8.83d {+08d 49' 36"}
SUN_DIST:        110.14 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      321.95d {+21h 27m 48s}   -9.73d {-09d 43' 45"}
MOON_DIST:        54.04 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        3.83,  1.71 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      267.27, -1.37 [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 123.38,15.19 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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