[vsnet-grb 185958] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Sep 27 13:51:18 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 27 Sep 12 04:51:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    60.997d {+04h 03m 59s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -43.335d {-43d 20' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 122.814d
SLEW_TIME:       17520.00 SOD {04:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16197 TJD;   271 DOY;   12/09/27
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 1512 
TGT_NUM:         45603,   Seg_Num: 10
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       184.12d {+12h 16m 28s}   -1.78d {-01d 46' 58"}
SUN_DIST:        112.03 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      329.98d {+21h 59m 55s}   -6.77d {-06d 46' 28"}
MOON_DIST:        86.17 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      91 [%]
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 12.24,-10.36 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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