[vsnet-grb 187763] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Oct 21 07:23:23 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 20 Oct 12 22:23:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   257.351d {+17h 09m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -26.657d {-26d 39' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 269.763d
SLEW_TIME:       80640.00 SOD {22:24:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16220 TJD;   294 DOY;   12/10/20
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XTE J1709-267 
TGT_NUM:         35717,   Seg_Num: 15
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       205.94d {+13h 43m 45s}  -10.74d {-10d 44' 09"}
SUN_DIST:         51.04 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      282.92d {+18h 51m 40s}  -19.23d {-19d 13' 53"}
MOON_DIST:        24.46 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      37 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      357.46,  7.93 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      258.69, -3.71 [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 175.54,20.07 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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