[vsnet-grb 187465] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Oct 17 03:24:38 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 16 Oct 12 18:24:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    75.327d {+05h 01m 18s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -1.978d {-01d 58' 41"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 111.323d
SLEW_TIME:       66300.00 SOD {18:25:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16216 TJD;   290 DOY;   12/10/16
OBS_TIME:        1380.00 [sec]   (=23.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PKS 0458-02 
TGT_NUM:         32563,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8346=0x209A
SUN_POSTN:       202.02d {+13h 28m 06s}   -9.23d {-09d 13' 57"}
SUN_DIST:        125.57 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      218.20d {+14h 32m 48s}  -16.54d {-16d 32' 36"}
MOON_DIST:       138.80 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      201.45,-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 130.14,-11.53 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.32) 10.97 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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