[vsnet-grb 184154] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Sep 4 09:44:22 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 04 Sep 12 00:44:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   268.756d {+17h 55m 01s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -24.843d {-24d 50' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 260.423d
SLEW_TIME:       2700.00 SOD {00:45:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16174 TJD;   248 DOY;   12/09/04
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1627 
TGT_NUM:         43750,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       163.30d {+10h 53m 13s}   +7.10d {+07d 05' 57"}
SUN_DIST:        107.15 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       19.63d {+01h 18m 30s}  +11.45d {+11d 27' 07"}
MOON_DIST:       113.42 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        4.59,  0.30 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      268.87, -1.41 [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 199.60,9.24 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.20) 3.12 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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