[vsnet-grb 187627] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Oct 19 08:24:51 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 18 Oct 12 23:24:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    76.471d {+05h 05m 53s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +35.828d {+35d 49' 40"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  64.952d
SLEW_TIME:       84300.00 SOD {23:25:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16218 TJD;   292 DOY;   12/10/18
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        1RXS_J050547.7+355018 
TGT_NUM:         47685,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       204.09d {+13h 36m 22s}  -10.04d {-10d 02' 05"}
SUN_DIST:        125.94 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      252.73d {+16h 50m 55s}  -21.05d {-21d 02' 54"}
MOON_DIST:       164.81 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      17 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      169.60, -3.08 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       78.78, 12.91 [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 71.80,0.45 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.52) 6.71 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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