[vsnet-grb 186134] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Sep 30 03:08:34 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 29 Sep 12 18:08:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   287.800d {+19h 11m 12s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +0.593d {+00d 35' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 258.736d
SLEW_TIME:       65340.00 SOD {18:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16199 TJD;   273 DOY;   12/09/29
OBS_TIME:        1560.00 [sec]   (=26.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Aql X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31766,   Seg_Num: 73
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       186.42d {+12h 25m 42s}   -2.78d {-02d 46' 33"}
SUN_DIST:        101.56 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        0.65d {+00h 02m 37s}   +4.78d {+04d 46' 31"}
MOON_DIST:        72.70 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       35.72, -4.12 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      289.37, 22.84 [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 284.38,-6.14 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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