[vsnet-grb 188073] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Oct 25 03:51:00 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 24 Oct 12 18:50:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    26.587d {+01h 46m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +61.727d {+61d 43' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 344.501d
SLEW_TIME:       67860.00 SOD {18:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16224 TJD;   298 DOY;   12/10/24
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        4U 0142+61 
TGT_NUM:         32034,   Seg_Num: 38
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       209.60d {+13h 58m 24s}  -12.09d {-12d 05' 08"}
SUN_DIST:        130.25 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      334.28d {+22h 17m 08s}   -5.04d {-05d 02' 24"}
MOON_DIST:        77.93 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      77 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      129.39, -0.46 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       52.14, 46.36 [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 121.25,9.97 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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