[vsnet-grb 185410] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Sep 20 09:05:37 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 20 Sep 12 00:05:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   251.183d {+16h 44m 44s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +57.587d {+57d 35' 12"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 261.749d
SLEW_TIME:       360.00 SOD {00:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16190 TJD;   264 DOY;   12/09/20
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J164449.3+573451 
TGT_NUM:         32526,   Seg_Num: 36
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       177.65d {+11h 50m 36s}   +1.02d {+01d 01' 06"}
SUN_DIST:         80.42 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      227.35d {+15h 09m 23s}  -18.53d {-18d 31' 58"}
MOON_DIST:        78.66 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      20 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       86.72, 39.45 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      216.88, 77.52 [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 217.59,-19.48 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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