[vsnet-grb 185821] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Sep 25 17:35:18 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 25 Sep 12 08:35:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   272.941d {+18h 11m 46s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -19.692d {-19d 41' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 262.505d
SLEW_TIME:       30960.00 SOD {08:36:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16195 TJD;   269 DOY;   12/09/25
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1791 
TGT_NUM:         43914,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       182.46d {+12h 09m 50s}   -1.06d {-01d 03' 53"}
SUN_DIST:         90.27 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      306.33d {+20h 25m 19s}  -14.36d {-14d 21' 42"}
MOON_DIST:        32.14 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      77 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       10.98, -0.53 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      272.77,  3.72 [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 130.95,4.32 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.36) 11.59 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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