[vsnet-grb 187554] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Oct 18 08:43:57 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 17 Oct 12 23:43:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   255.655d {+17h 02m 37s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +34.826d {+34d 49' 34"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 233.156d
SLEW_TIME:       85440.00 SOD {23:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16218 TJD;   292 DOY;   12/10/18
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [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:       203.17d {+13h 32m 40s}   -9.68d {-09d 40' 40"}
SUN_DIST:         66.70 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      237.13d {+15h 48m 32s}  -19.87d {-19d 52' 05"}
MOON_DIST:        57.47 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      9 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       57.72, 36.47 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      247.96, 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 149.23,20.01 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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