[vsnet-grb 185830] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Sep 25 20:27:23 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 25 Sep 12 11:27:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   272.965d {+18h 11m 52s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -19.075d {-19d 04' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 270.864d
SLEW_TIME:       41280.00 SOD {11:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16195 TJD;   269 DOY;   12/09/25
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1804 
TGT_NUM:         43927,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       182.57d {+12h 10m 16s}   -1.11d {-01d 06' 40"}
SUN_DIST:         90.19 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      307.92d {+20h 31m 41s}  -13.92d {-13d 55' 19"}
MOON_DIST:        33.68 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      78 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       11.53, -0.26 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      272.81,  4.34 [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 15.18,-17.92 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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