[vsnet-grb 186800] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Oct 8 17:09:21 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 08 Oct 12 08:09:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   350.572d {+23h 22m 17s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +20.936d {+20d 56' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 305.338d
SLEW_TIME:       29400.00 SOD {08:10:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16208 TJD;   282 DOY;   12/10/08
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR J2322+2057 
TGT_NUM:         40413,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       194.23d {+12h 56m 55s}   -6.08d {-06d 04' 54"}
SUN_DIST:        152.78 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      106.48d {+07h 05m 55s}  +18.59d {+18d 35' 25"}
MOON_DIST:       105.67 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      50 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       96.49,-37.32 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        0.11, 22.87 [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 237.16,-11.83 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.29) 8.42 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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