[vsnet-grb 185423] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Sep 20 12:06:27 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 20 Sep 12 03:06:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   265.193d {+17h 40m 46s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -30.084d {-30d 05' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 277.971d
SLEW_TIME:       11220.00 SOD {03:07:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16190 TJD;   264 DOY;   12/09/20
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1473 
TGT_NUM:         43596,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       177.76d {+11h 51m 03s}   +0.97d {+00d 58' 11"}
SUN_DIST:         88.44 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      229.24d {+15h 16m 58s}  -18.86d {-18d 51' 33"}
MOON_DIST:        34.60 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      21 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      358.47,  0.29 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      265.81, -6.71 [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 126.88,-18.57 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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