[vsnet-grb 185793] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Sep 25 08:06:58 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 24 Sep 12 23:06:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   269.286d {+17h 57m 09s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -25.123d {-25d 07' 21"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 260.558d
SLEW_TIME:       83220.00 SOD {23:07:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16194 TJD;   268 DOY;   12/09/24
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1629 
TGT_NUM:         43752,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       182.10d {+12h 08m 25s}   -0.91d {-00d 54' 39"}
SUN_DIST:         87.24 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      301.00d {+20h 04m 01s}  -15.74d {-15d 44' 38"}
MOON_DIST:        30.90 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      73 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        4.59, -0.26 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      269.35, -1.69 [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 306.25,13.98 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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