[vsnet-grb 184839] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Sep 12 16:39:44 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 12 Sep 12 07:39:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   251.183d {+16h 44m 44s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +57.582d {+57d 34' 54"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 273.492d
SLEW_TIME:       27600.00 SOD {07:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16182 TJD;   256 DOY;   12/09/12
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J164449.3+573451 
TGT_NUM:         32526,   Seg_Num: 28
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8217=0x2019
SUN_POSTN:       170.76d {+11h 23m 02s}   +3.98d {+03d 58' 55"}
SUN_DIST:         81.54 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      123.57d {+08h 14m 16s}  +15.23d {+15d 13' 52"}
MOON_DIST:        95.43 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      16 [%]
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 102.62,-15.19 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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