[vsnet-grb 185798] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Sep 25 09:30:31 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 25 Sep 12 00:30:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   234.724d {+15h 38m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -20.184d {-20d 11' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 273.960d
SLEW_TIME:       1860.00 SOD {00:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16195 TJD;   269 DOY;   12/09/25
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 120922A 
TGT_NUM:         534394,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       182.16d {+12h 08m 37s}   -0.93d {-00d 56' 01"}
SUN_DIST:         55.01 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      301.79d {+20h 07m 10s}  -15.55d {-15d 32' 52"}
MOON_DIST:        63.41 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      74 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      347.96, 27.70 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      237.17, -0.67 [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 239.72,-1.25 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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