[vsnet-grb 185260] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Sep 18 08:05:54 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 17 Sep 12 23:05:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   324.690d {+21h 38m 46s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.717d {+55d 42' 59"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 315.892d
SLEW_TIME:       83160.00 SOD {23:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16187 TJD;   261 DOY;   12/09/17
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J2138.8+5544 
TGT_NUM:         46266,   Seg_Num: 25
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       175.82d {+11h 43m 17s}   +1.81d {+01d 48' 36"}
SUN_DIST:        117.11 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      197.61d {+13h 10m 26s}  -10.90d {-10d 54' 12"}
MOON_DIST:       119.35 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       98.09,  2.43 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        3.73, 62.57 [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 32.93,19.65 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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