[vsnet-grb 187940] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Oct 23 14:49:16 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 23 Oct 12 05:49:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    75.326d {+05h 01m 18s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -1.977d {-01d 58' 37"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 113.663d
SLEW_TIME:       21000.00 SOD {05:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16223 TJD;   297 DOY;   12/10/23
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PKS 0458-02 
TGT_NUM:         32563,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8346=0x209A
SUN_POSTN:       208.13d {+13h 52m 31s}  -11.55d {-11d 33' 01"}
SUN_DIST:        131.03 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      314.99d {+20h 59m 58s}  -11.69d {-11d 41' 31"}
MOON_DIST:       119.32 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      62 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      201.45,-25.27 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       73.83,-24.60 [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 285.98,-5.56 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.32) 10.98 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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