[vsnet-grb 183809] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Aug 30 17:16:36 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 30 Aug 12 08:16:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   251.183d {+16h 44m 44s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +57.578d {+57d 34' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 281.287d
SLEW_TIME:       29820.00 SOD {08:17:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16169 TJD;   243 DOY;   12/08/30
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J164449.3+573451 
TGT_NUM:         32526,   Seg_Num: 15
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       159.06d {+10h 36m 14s}   +8.81d {+08d 48' 24"}
SUN_DIST:         83.74 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      322.67d {+21h 30m 41s}   -9.48d {-09d 29' 02"}
MOON_DIST:        88.31 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       86.71, 39.46 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      216.90, 77.51 [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 41.19,19.69 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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