[vsnet-grb 186123] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Sep 29 22:56:51 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 29 Sep 12 13:56:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    32.703d {+02h 10m 49s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -50.995d {-50d 59' 40"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 153.149d
SLEW_TIME:       50220.00 SOD {13:57:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16199 TJD;   273 DOY;   12/09/29
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PKS0208-512 
TGT_NUM:         35002,   Seg_Num: 73
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       186.27d {+12h 25m 04s}   -2.71d {-02d 42' 28"}
SUN_DIST:        121.76 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      358.58d {+23h 54m 20s}   +4.00d {+04d 00' 17"}
MOON_DIST:        62.26 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      276.06,-61.79 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        0.31,-58.02 [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 125.52,17.91 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.12) 10.86 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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