[vsnet-grb 186712] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Oct 7 15:06:48 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 07 Oct 12 06:06:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   270.385d {+18h 01m 32s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -22.817d {-22d 49' 01"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 263.150d
SLEW_TIME:       22020.00 SOD {06:07:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16207 TJD;   281 DOY;   12/10/07
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1691 
TGT_NUM:         43814,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       193.24d {+12h 52m 57s}   -5.67d {-05d 40' 04"}
SUN_DIST:         76.15 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       92.78d {+06h 11m 07s}  +20.32d {+20d 19' 15"}
MOON_DIST:       176.77 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      60 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        7.09,  0.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      270.35,  0.62 [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 176.97,18.90 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.77) 5.54 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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