[vsnet-grb 186830] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Oct 9 03:45:35 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 08 Oct 12 18:45:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   324.688d {+21h 38m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.719d {+55d 43' 07"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 309.114d
SLEW_TIME:       67560.00 SOD {18:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16208 TJD;   282 DOY;   12/10/08
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J2138.8+5544 
TGT_NUM:         46266,   Seg_Num: 36
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       194.63d {+12h 58m 32s}   -6.25d {-06d 14' 59"}
SUN_DIST:        116.78 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      112.04d {+07h 28m 09s}  +17.59d {+17d 35' 10"}
MOON_DIST:       101.60 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      46 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       98.09,  2.43 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        3.73, 62.57 [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 265.54,14.21 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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