[vsnet-grb 186379] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Oct 3 02:21:41 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 02 Oct 12 17:21:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    75.328d {+05h 01m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -1.987d {-01d 59' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  91.516d
SLEW_TIME:       62520.00 SOD {17:22:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16202 TJD;   276 DOY;   12/10/02
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PKS 0458-02 
TGT_NUM:         32563,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8346=0x209A
SUN_POSTN:       189.11d {+12h 36m 26s}   -3.93d {-03d 55' 32"}
SUN_DIST:        113.40 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       36.12d {+02h 24m 28s}  +15.91d {+15d 54' 32"}
MOON_DIST:        42.81 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      94 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      201.46,-25.27 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       73.83,-24.61 [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 82.98,9.45 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.32) 10.83 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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