[vsnet-grb 185259] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Sep 18 07:28:31 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 17 Sep 12 22:28:30 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   240.917d {+16h 03m 40s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +5.000d {+05d 00' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 270.647d
SLEW_TIME:       80940.00 SOD {22:29:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16187 TJD;   261 DOY;   12/09/17
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        saa-cold-261-08 
TGT_NUM:         74600,   Seg_Num: 19
MERIT:           100.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       175.80d {+11h 43m 11s}   +1.82d {+01d 49' 12"}
SUN_DIST:         65.22 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      197.25d {+13h 08m 59s}  -10.78d {-10d 47' 03"}
MOON_DIST:        46.38 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       15.97, 39.22 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      237.64, 25.23 [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 264.88,-18.66 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.08) 1.63 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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