[vsnet-grb 184395] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Sep 7 05:37:53 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 06 Sep 12 20:37:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   266.967d {+17h 47m 52s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -28.006d {-28d 00' 21"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 269.318d
SLEW_TIME:       74280.00 SOD {20:38:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16176 TJD;   250 DOY;   12/09/06
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        VVV J1748.0-2800 
TGT_NUM:         32417,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       165.85d {+11h 03m 25s}   +6.05d {+06d 02' 51"}
SUN_DIST:        102.81 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       53.96d {+03h 35m 50s}  +19.51d {+19d 30' 45"}
MOON_DIST:       148.55 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      66 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        1.05,  0.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      267.31, -4.59 [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 15.21,-19.39 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.54) 11.27 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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