[vsnet-grb 185430] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Sep 20 13:54:45 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 20 Sep 12 04:54:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   266.269d {+17h 45m 05s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -26.401d {-26d 24' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 262.323d
SLEW_TIME:       17700.00 SOD {04:55:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16190 TJD;   264 DOY;   12/09/20
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J174510.8-262411 
TGT_NUM:         533836,   Seg_Num: 7
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       177.83d {+11h 51m 19s}   +0.94d {+00d 56' 26"}
SUN_DIST:         89.20 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      230.38d {+15h 21m 31s}  -19.05d {-19d 02' 41"}
MOON_DIST:        33.97 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      22 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        2.10,  1.42 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      266.65, -3.00 [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 146.60,-19.16 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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