[vsnet-grb 185577] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Sep 22 13:45:31 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 22 Sep 12 04:45:30 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   255.220d {+17h 00m 53s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -46.193d {-46d 11' 34"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 287.070d
SLEW_TIME:       17160.00 SOD {04:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16192 TJD;   266 DOY;   12/09/22
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XTE J1701-462 
TGT_NUM:         91449,   Seg_Num: 16
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       179.62d {+11h 58m 28s}   +0.17d {+00d 09' 55"}
SUN_DIST:         80.37 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      260.86d {+17h 23m 28s}  -21.20d {-21d 11' 43"}
MOON_DIST:        25.40 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      43 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      340.80, -2.48 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      258.91,-23.32 [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 87.76,-18.85 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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