[vsnet-grb 183862] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 31 12:47:45 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 31 Aug 12 03:47:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   262.632d {+17h 30m 32s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -32.968d {-32d 58' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 262.106d
SLEW_TIME:       13680.00 SOD {03:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16170 TJD;   244 DOY;   12/08/31
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1381 
TGT_NUM:         43504,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       159.80d {+10h 39m 12s}   +8.51d {+08d 30' 49"}
SUN_DIST:        105.53 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      332.98d {+22h 11m 56s}   -5.80d {-05d 48' 11"}
MOON_DIST:        70.21 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      354.86,  0.57 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      263.73, -9.69 [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 172.04,13.00 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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