[vsnet-grb 184929] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Sep 13 19:58:07 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 13 Sep 12 10:58:00 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   251.183d {+16h 44m 44s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +57.584d {+57d 35' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 267.791d
SLEW_TIME:       39480.00 SOD {10:58:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16183 TJD;   257 DOY;   12/09/13
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J164449.3+573451 
TGT_NUM:         32526,   Seg_Num: 29
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8217=0x2019
SUN_POSTN:       171.78d {+11h 27m 07s}   +3.55d {+03d 32' 47"}
SUN_DIST:         81.37 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      138.15d {+09h 12m 36s}  +10.96d {+10d 57' 53"}
MOON_DIST:        92.64 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       86.72, 39.45 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      216.88, 77.52 [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 62.58,-18.73 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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