[vsnet-grb 185408] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Sep 20 08:52:44 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 19 Sep 12 23:52:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   257.265d {+17h 09m 04s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -36.411d {-36d 24' 40"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 284.777d
SLEW_TIME:       85980.00 SOD {23:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16190 TJD;   264 DOY;   12/09/20
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J1709.1-3624 
TGT_NUM:         35096,   Seg_Num: 62
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       177.64d {+11h 50m 34s}   +1.02d {+01d 01' 19"}
SUN_DIST:         82.45 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      227.21d {+15h 08m 51s}  -18.51d {-18d 30' 32"}
MOON_DIST:        32.06 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      20 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      349.51,  2.22 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      259.49,-13.44 [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 169.73,-17.47 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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