[vsnet-grb 185942] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Sep 27 09:29:43 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 27 Sep 12 00:29:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   263.878d {+17h 35m 31s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -28.669d {-28d 40' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 265.052d
SLEW_TIME:       1800.00 SOD {00:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16197 TJD;   271 DOY;   12/09/27
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        VVV J1735.6-2840 
TGT_NUM:         32352,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       183.96d {+12h 15m 49s}   -1.71d {-01d 42' 44"}
SUN_DIST:         80.52 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      327.73d {+21h 50m 55s}   -7.58d {-07d 34' 45"}
MOON_DIST:        63.30 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      90 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      359.05,  2.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      264.61, -5.34 [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 212.63,-5.45 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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