[vsnet-grb 185255] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Sep 18 06:17:38 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 17 Sep 12 21:17:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   349.745d {+23h 18m 59s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -40.830d {-40d 49' 46"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 201.212d
SLEW_TIME:       76680.00 SOD {21:18:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16187 TJD;   261 DOY;   12/09/17
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        RX J2319.0-4051 
TGT_NUM:         46109,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       175.75d {+11h 43m 00s}   +1.84d {+01d 50' 21"}
SUN_DIST:        140.72 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      196.56d {+13h 06m 14s}  -10.56d {-10d 33' 25"}
MOON_DIST:       123.09 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      351.24,-66.56 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      332.74,-33.11 [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 14.41,9.53 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.53) 9.26 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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