[vsnet-grb 185653] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Sep 23 10:48:45 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 23 Sep 12 01:48:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   287.800d {+19h 11m 12s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +0.585d {+00d 35' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 277.676d
SLEW_TIME:       6540.00 SOD {01:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16193 TJD;   267 DOY;   12/09/23
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Aql X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31766,   Seg_Num: 72
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       180.41d {+12h 01m 38s}   -0.18d {-00d 10' 33"}
SUN_DIST:        107.56 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      274.07d {+18h 16m 18s}  -20.42d {-20d 25' 10"}
MOON_DIST:        25.04 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      53 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       35.71, -4.13 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      289.37, 22.84 [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 179.60,-17.80 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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