[vsnet-grb 187531] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Oct 18 03:55:41 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 17 Oct 12 18:55:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   255.656d {+17h 02m 37s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +34.827d {+34d 49' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 229.640d
SLEW_TIME:       68160.00 SOD {18:56:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16217 TJD;   291 DOY;   12/10/17
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Abell 2244 offset #2 
TGT_NUM:         49321,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       202.98d {+13h 31m 55s}   -9.61d {-09d 36' 18"}
SUN_DIST:         66.78 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      233.99d {+15h 35m 57s}  -19.46d {-19d 27' 25"}
MOON_DIST:        58.08 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      7 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       57.72, 36.47 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      247.97, 57.17 [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 223.31,20.05 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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