[vsnet-grb 185615] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Sep 23 05:02:58 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 22 Sep 12 20:02:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   324.688d {+21h 38m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.719d {+55d 43' 07"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 309.106d
SLEW_TIME:       72180.00 SOD {20:03:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16192 TJD;   266 DOY;   12/09/22
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J2138.8+5544 
TGT_NUM:         46266,   Seg_Num: 28
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       180.19d {+12h 00m 46s}   -0.08d {-00d 04' 57"}
SUN_DIST:        117.36 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      270.49d {+18h 01m 58s}  -20.73d {-20d 43' 53"}
MOON_DIST:        89.18 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      50 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       98.09,  2.43 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        3.73, 62.57 [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 50.62,20.34 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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