[vsnet-grb 185925] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Sep 27 03:40:38 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 26 Sep 12 18:40:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    75.328d {+05h 01m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -1.985d {-01d 59' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  94.933d
SLEW_TIME:       67260.00 SOD {18:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16196 TJD;   270 DOY;   12/09/26
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PKS 0458-02 
TGT_NUM:         32563,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       183.74d {+12h 14m 57s}   -1.62d {-01d 37' 04"}
SUN_DIST:        108.17 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      324.70d {+21h 38m 48s}   -8.64d {-08d 38' 21"}
MOON_DIST:       110.21 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      201.46,-25.27 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       73.83,-24.60 [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 74.45,18.27 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.32) 10.87 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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