[vsnet-grb 186015] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Sep 28 02:55:59 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 27 Sep 12 17:55:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   233.548d {+15h 34m 12s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -10.000d {-10d 00' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 276.233d
SLEW_TIME:       64560.00 SOD {17:56:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16197 TJD;   271 DOY;   12/09/27
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        saa-cold-271-07 
TGT_NUM:         74210,   Seg_Num: 20
MERIT:           100.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       184.61d {+12h 18m 26s}   -2.00d {-01d 59' 42"}
SUN_DIST:         49.44 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      336.66d {+22h 26m 38s}   -4.32d {-04d 19' 13"}
MOON_DIST:       101.93 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      94 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      355.30, 35.83 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      233.68,  8.96 [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 265.98,-16.85 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.62) 3.87 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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