[vsnet-grb 183820] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Aug 30 20:58:50 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 30 Aug 12 11:58:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   287.801d {+19h 11m 12s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +0.580d {+00d 34' 49"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 288.876d
SLEW_TIME:       43140.00 SOD {11:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16169 TJD;   243 DOY;   12/08/30
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [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:       159.20d {+10h 36m 48s}   +8.75d {+08d 45' 04"}
SUN_DIST:        128.11 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      324.65d {+21h 38m 37s}   -8.80d {-08d 48' 04"}
MOON_DIST:        37.74 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
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 97.53,-1.96 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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