[vsnet-grb 185810] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Sep 25 14:00:46 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 25 Sep 12 04:59:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   234.724d {+15h 38m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -20.186d {-20d 11' 07"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 278.283d
SLEW_TIME:       18000.00 SOD {05:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16195 TJD;   269 DOY;   12/09/25
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [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:       182.32d {+12h 09m 18s}   -1.01d {-01d 00' 23"}
SUN_DIST:         54.82 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      304.32d {+20h 17m 18s}  -14.90d {-14d 53' 54"}
MOON_DIST:        65.94 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      76 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      347.96, 27.69 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      237.17, -0.68 [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 87.04,-20.46 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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