[vsnet-grb 187601] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Oct 18 23:07:18 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 18 Oct 12 14:07:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   255.655d {+17h 02m 37s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +34.825d {+34d 49' 32"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 234.804d
SLEW_TIME:       50880.00 SOD {14:08:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16218 TJD;   292 DOY;   12/10/18
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Abell 2244 offset #2 
TGT_NUM:         49321,   Seg_Num: 10
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       203.73d {+13h 34m 55s}   -9.90d {-09d 53' 42"}
SUN_DIST:         66.46 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      246.60d {+16h 26m 25s}  -20.76d {-20d 45' 23"}
MOON_DIST:        56.24 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      13 [%]
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 262.72,15.66 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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