[vsnet-grb 185854] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Sep 26 03:48:54 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 25 Sep 12 18:48:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    60.998d {+04h 04m 00s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -43.337d {-43d 20' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 119.065d
SLEW_TIME:       67740.00 SOD {18:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16195 TJD;   269 DOY;   12/09/25
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 1512 
TGT_NUM:         45603,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       182.84d {+12h 11m 22s}   -1.23d {-01d 13' 50"}
SUN_DIST:        111.59 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      311.97d {+20h 47m 52s}  -12.75d {-12d 45' 12"}
MOON_DIST:        94.66 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      81 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      248.65,-48.15 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       41.38,-61.97 [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 115.55,9.60 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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