[vsnet-grb 184809] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Sep 12 05:58:36 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 11 Sep 12 20:58:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   324.696d {+21h 38m 47s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.713d {+55d 42' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 330.787d
SLEW_TIME:       75540.00 SOD {20:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16181 TJD;   255 DOY;   12/09/11
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J2138.8+5544 
TGT_NUM:         46266,   Seg_Num: 23
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       170.36d {+11h 21m 26s}   +4.15d {+04d 09' 07"}
SUN_DIST:        116.50 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      117.85d {+07h 51m 24s}  +16.62d {+16d 37' 17"}
MOON_DIST:       104.12 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      20 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       98.09,  2.43 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        3.73, 62.57 [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 10.44,-10.84 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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