[vsnet-grb 186735] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Oct 7 21:06:42 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 07 Oct 12 12:06:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   270.796d {+18h 03m 11s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -22.713d {-22d 42' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 263.464d
SLEW_TIME:       43620.00 SOD {12:07:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16207 TJD;   281 DOY;   12/10/07
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1699 
TGT_NUM:         43822,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       193.47d {+12h 53m 52s}   -5.76d {-05d 45' 48"}
SUN_DIST:         76.29 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       95.94d {+06h 23m 45s}  +20.02d {+20d 01' 01"}
MOON_DIST:       174.66 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      58 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        7.37, -0.26 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      270.73,  0.72 [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 358.64,10.05 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.74) 2.15 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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