[vsnet-grb 185449] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Sep 20 18:42:44 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 20 Sep 12 09:42:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   251.183d {+16h 44m 44s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +57.586d {+57d 35' 10"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 263.592d
SLEW_TIME:       34980.00 SOD {09:43:00.00} 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:       178.01d {+11h 52m 02s}   +0.86d {+00d 51' 46"}
SUN_DIST:         80.36 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      233.42d {+15h 33m 40s}  -19.50d {-19d 30' 16"}
MOON_DIST:        78.49 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      24 [%]
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 72.45,-19.23 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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