[vsnet-grb 183815] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Aug 30 19:08:42 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 30 Aug 12 10:08:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   287.802d {+19h 11m 12s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +0.579d {+00d 34' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 291.675d
SLEW_TIME:       36540.00 SOD {10:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16169 TJD;   243 DOY;   12/08/30
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [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:       159.13d {+10h 36m 31s}   +8.78d {+08d 46' 43"}
SUN_DIST:        128.18 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      323.67d {+21h 34m 41s}   -9.14d {-09d 08' 26"}
MOON_DIST:        36.87 [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 75.45,14.88 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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