[vsnet-grb 187943] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Oct 23 15:32:32 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 23 Oct 12 06:32:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   287.802d {+19h 11m 12s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +0.597d {+00d 35' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 248.494d
SLEW_TIME:       23580.00 SOD {06:33:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16223 TJD;   297 DOY;   12/10/23
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Aql X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31766,   Seg_Num: 78
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       208.16d {+13h 52m 37s}  -11.56d {-11d 33' 39"}
SUN_DIST:         80.14 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      315.38d {+21h 01m 31s}  -11.57d {-11d 34' 12"}
MOON_DIST:        29.84 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      62 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       35.72, -4.12 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      289.37, 22.85 [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 78.30,11.14 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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