[vsnet-grb 183839] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 31 02:54:48 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 30 Aug 12 17:54:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   251.183d {+16h 44m 44s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +57.578d {+57d 34' 40"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 282.329d
SLEW_TIME:       64500.00 SOD {17:55:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16169 TJD;   243 DOY;   12/08/30
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [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:       159.42d {+10h 37m 42s}   +8.66d {+08d 39' 44"}
SUN_DIST:         83.67 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      327.80d {+21h 51m 13s}   -7.69d {-07d 41' 27"}
MOON_DIST:        89.39 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
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 260.28,20.26 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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