[vsnet-grb 185938] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Sep 27 08:30:43 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 26 Sep 12 23:30:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    75.328d {+05h 01m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -1.982d {-01d 58' 56"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 101.157d
SLEW_TIME:       84660.00 SOD {23:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16196 TJD;   270 DOY;   12/09/26
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [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:       183.92d {+12h 15m 40s}   -1.70d {-01d 41' 46"}
SUN_DIST:        108.35 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      327.22d {+21h 48m 52s}   -7.76d {-07d 45' 34"}
MOON_DIST:       107.81 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      90 [%]
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 7.74,16.96 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.32) 10.92 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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