[vsnet-grb 185548] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Sep 22 02:34:55 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 21 Sep 12 17:34:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   220.675d {+14h 42m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -25.000d {-25d 00' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 295.740d
SLEW_TIME:       63300.00 SOD {17:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16191 TJD;   265 DOY;   12/09/21
OBS_TIME:        1440.00 [sec]   (=24.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        saa-cold-265-05 
TGT_NUM:         74199,   Seg_Num: 35
MERIT:           100.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       179.20d {+11h 56m 48s}   +0.35d {+00d 20' 47"}
SUN_DIST:         47.60 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      253.75d {+16h 55m 00s}  -21.19d {-21d 11' 09"}
MOON_DIST:        30.42 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      38 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      332.63, 31.38 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      225.93, -8.79 [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 256.37,-18.35 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.73) 7.13 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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