[vsnet-grb 185683] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Sep 23 15:56:45 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 23 Sep 12 06:56:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   349.752d {+23h 19m 01s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -40.828d {-40d 49' 40"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 184.058d
SLEW_TIME:       25020.00 SOD {06:57:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16193 TJD;   267 DOY;   12/09/23
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        RX J2319.0-4051 
TGT_NUM:         46109,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       180.60d {+12h 02m 24s}   -0.26d {-00d 15' 33"}
SUN_DIST:        137.85 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      277.24d {+18h 28m 57s}  -20.08d {-20d 04' 55"}
MOON_DIST:        64.16 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      56 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      351.24,-66.57 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      332.75,-33.11 [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 172.29,4.45 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.53) 9.58 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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