[vsnet-grb 187455] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Oct 17 00:10:55 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 16 Oct 12 15:10:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   161.286d {+10h 45m 09s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.698d {-59d 41' 53"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  56.039d
SLEW_TIME:       54660.00 SOD {15:11:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16216 TJD;   290 DOY;   12/10/16
OBS_TIME:        1500.00 [sec]   (=25.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        ETA CAR 
TGT_NUM:         91395,   Seg_Num: 10
MERIT:           80.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       201.90d {+13h 27m 35s}   -9.18d {-09d 11' 00"}
SUN_DIST:         58.94 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      216.16d {+14h 24m 39s}  -16.07d {-16d 04' 05"}
MOON_DIST:        58.78 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      287.61, -0.64 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      202.19,-58.93 [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 173.27,-13.38 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.21) 1.06 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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