[vsnet-grb 185928] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Sep 27 05:20:56 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 26 Sep 12 20:20:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   324.687d {+21h 38m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.720d {+55d 43' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 304.735d
SLEW_TIME:       73260.00 SOD {20:21:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16196 TJD;   270 DOY;   12/09/26
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J2138.8+5544 
TGT_NUM:         46266,   Seg_Num: 30
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       183.80d {+12h 15m 12s}   -1.65d {-01d 38' 41"}
SUN_DIST:        117.42 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      325.57d {+21h 42m 18s}   -8.34d {-08d 20' 11"}
MOON_DIST:        64.12 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      89 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       98.09,  2.43 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        3.73, 62.58 [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 65.04,15.02 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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