[vsnet-grb 185275] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Sep 18 13:22:38 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 18 Sep 12 04:22:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   161.271d {+10h 45m 05s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.709d {-59d 42' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  13.343d
SLEW_TIME:       15780.00 SOD {04:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16188 TJD;   262 DOY;   12/09/18
OBS_TIME:        1620.00 [sec]   (=27.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        ETA CAR 
TGT_NUM:         91395,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           80.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       176.02d {+11h 44m 04s}   +1.72d {+01d 43' 30"}
SUN_DIST:         62.56 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      200.71d {+13h 22m 49s}  -11.90d {-11d 53' 49"}
MOON_DIST:        56.00 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      6 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      287.61, -0.65 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      202.19,-58.94 [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 17.15,14.85 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.21) 1.49 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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