[vsnet-grb 184797] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Sep 12 01:06:38 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 11 Sep 12 16:06:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   275.661d {+18h 22m 39s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.418d {-59d 25' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 251.335d
SLEW_TIME:       58020.00 SOD {16:07:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16181 TJD;   255 DOY;   12/09/11
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 120909A 
TGT_NUM:         533060,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       170.18d {+11h 20m 43s}   +4.23d {+04d 13' 45"}
SUN_DIST:        101.62 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      115.24d {+07h 40m 58s}  +17.20d {+17d 11' 51"}
MOON_DIST:       135.51 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      21 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      335.34,-19.62 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      273.56,-36.05 [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 89.10,-9.12 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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