[vsnet-grb 186855] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Oct 9 12:42:28 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 09 Oct 12 03:42:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    75.327d {+05h 01m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -1.980d {-01d 58' 46"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 107.400d
SLEW_TIME:       13380.00 SOD {03:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16209 TJD;   283 DOY;   12/10/09
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PKS 0458-02 
TGT_NUM:         32563,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8346=0x209A
SUN_POSTN:       194.98d {+12h 59m 54s}   -6.39d {-06d 23' 29"}
SUN_DIST:        119.02 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      116.73d {+07h 46m 54s}  +16.61d {+16d 36' 34"}
MOON_DIST:        44.73 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      42 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      201.46,-25.27 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       73.83,-24.60 [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 14.66,-19.29 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.32) 10.96 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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