[vsnet-grb 185053] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Sep 15 09:29:49 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 15 Sep 12 00:29:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    32.708d {+02h 10m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -50.998d {-50d 59' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 140.725d
SLEW_TIME:       1800.00 SOD {00:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16185 TJD;   259 DOY;   12/09/15
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PKS0208-512 
TGT_NUM:         35002,   Seg_Num: 71
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       173.18d {+11h 32m 44s}   +2.95d {+02d 56' 45"}
SUN_DIST:        121.64 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      158.25d {+10h 33m 00s}   +3.78d {+03d 46' 52"}
MOON_DIST:       114.56 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      276.06,-61.79 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        0.31,-58.02 [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 3.44,13.82 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.12) 11.08 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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