[vsnet-grb 184790] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Sep 11 22:45:56 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 11 Sep 12 13:45:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   209.642d {+13h 58m 34s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -25.000d {-25d 00' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 301.508d
SLEW_TIME:       49560.00 SOD {13:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16181 TJD;   255 DOY;   12/09/11
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        saa-cold-255-02 
TGT_NUM:         74278,   Seg_Num: 20
MERIT:           100.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       170.09d {+11h 20m 22s}   +4.27d {+04d 15' 59"}
SUN_DIST:         48.46 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      113.99d {+07h 35m 57s}  +17.46d {+17d 27' 44"}
MOON_DIST:       102.41 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      22 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      321.66, 35.42 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      216.33,-12.09 [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 317.46,4.81 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.15) 1.79 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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