[vsnet-grb 183877] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 31 18:11:26 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 31 Aug 12 09:11:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   315.658d {+21h 02m 38s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +45.865d {+45d 51' 53"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 323.341d
SLEW_TIME:       33120.00 SOD {09:12:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16170 TJD;   244 DOY;   12/08/31
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        J210241.4+455305 
TGT_NUM:         39909,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       160.00d {+10h 40m 00s}   +8.43d {+08d 25' 57"}
SUN_DIST:        121.48 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      335.78d {+22h 23m 08s}   -4.76d {-04d 45' 30"}
MOON_DIST:        53.71 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       87.10, -0.48 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      342.08, 58.44 [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 221.12,-20.56 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.48) 2.09 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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