[vsnet-grb 184532] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Sep 8 17:49:15 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 08 Sep 12 08:49:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   251.183d {+16h 44m 44s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +57.582d {+57d 34' 56"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 272.632d
SLEW_TIME:       31800.00 SOD {08:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16178 TJD;   252 DOY;   12/09/08
OBS_TIME:        1500.00 [sec]   (=25.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J164449.3+573451 
TGT_NUM:         32526,   Seg_Num: 23
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8217=0x2019
SUN_POSTN:       167.21d {+11h 08m 50s}   +5.48d {+05d 28' 53"}
SUN_DIST:         82.17 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       72.88d {+04h 51m 31s}  +21.15d {+21d 08' 49"}
MOON_DIST:       101.28 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      52 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       86.71, 39.45 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      216.89, 77.51 [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 18.59,16.66 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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