[vsnet-grb 184440] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Sep 7 14:40:49 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 07 Sep 12 05:40:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   263.726d {+17h 34m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -32.572d {-32d 34' 18"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 261.675d
SLEW_TIME:       20460.00 SOD {05:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16177 TJD;   251 DOY;   12/09/07
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1404 
TGT_NUM:         43527,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       166.19d {+11h 04m 46s}   +5.91d {+05d 54' 23"}
SUN_DIST:         99.69 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       58.65d {+03h 54m 36s}  +20.11d {+20d 06' 46"}
MOON_DIST:       154.24 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      62 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      355.70,  0.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      264.65, -9.25 [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 114.70,4.17 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.70) 2.56 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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