[vsnet-grb 185418] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Sep 20 11:08:26 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 20 Sep 12 02:08:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   266.210d {+17h 44m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -25.985d {-25d 59' 04"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 263.410d
SLEW_TIME:       7740.00 SOD {02:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16190 TJD;   264 DOY;   12/09/20
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        VVV J1744.9-2559 
TGT_NUM:         32396,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       177.73d {+11h 50m 54s}   +0.99d {+00d 59' 07"}
SUN_DIST:         89.25 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      228.63d {+15h 14m 32s}  -18.76d {-18d 45' 24"}
MOON_DIST:        35.54 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      20 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        2.43,  1.69 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      266.59, -2.59 [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 284.37,9.56 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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