[vsnet-grb 187950] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Oct 23 18:07:57 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 23 Oct 12 09:07:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    35.660d {+02h 22m 39s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +43.011d {+43d 00' 39"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 349.793d
SLEW_TIME:       32880.00 SOD {09:08:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16223 TJD;   297 DOY;   12/10/23
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        3C 66A 
TGT_NUM:         35003,   Seg_Num: 12
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       208.26d {+13h 53m 02s}  -11.60d {-11d 35' 54"}
SUN_DIST:        147.85 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      316.77d {+21h 07m 06s}  -11.13d {-11d 07' 43"}
MOON_DIST:        89.78 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      64 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      140.15,-16.79 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       48.11, 27.15 [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 257.80,2.82 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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