[vsnet-grb 186839] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Oct 9 06:57:19 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 08 Oct 12 21:57:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   324.689d {+21h 38m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.718d {+55d 43' 04"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 311.441d
SLEW_TIME:       79080.00 SOD {21:58:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16208 TJD;   282 DOY;   12/10/08
OBS_TIME:        1380.00 [sec]   (=23.0 [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:       194.76d {+12h 59m 02s}   -6.30d {-06d 18' 01"}
SUN_DIST:        116.77 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      113.71d {+07h 34m 51s}  +17.25d {+17d 15' 02"}
MOON_DIST:       102.41 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      44 [%]
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 248.17,20.03 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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