[vsnet-grb 186133] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Sep 30 02:55:48 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 29 Sep 12 17:55:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   238.353d {+15h 53m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -24.376d {-24d 22' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 291.288d
SLEW_TIME:       64560.00 SOD {17:56:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16199 TJD;   273 DOY;   12/09/29
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        CRATESJ1553-2422 
TGT_NUM:         40628,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       186.42d {+12h 25m 40s}   -2.77d {-02d 46' 20"}
SUN_DIST:         54.67 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        0.55d {+00h 02m 11s}   +4.74d {+04d 44' 11"}
MOON_DIST:       121.00 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      347.54, 22.34 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      241.37, -4.03 [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 239.97,-18.62 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.39) 11.51 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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