[vsnet-grb 188529] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Oct 31 06:58:20 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 30 Oct 12 21:58:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   303.435d {+20h 13m 44s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +36.627d {+36d 37' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 261.742d
SLEW_TIME:       79140.00 SOD {21:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16230 TJD;   304 DOY;   12/10/30
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        HD 228438 
TGT_NUM:         46349,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       215.52d {+14h 22m 05s}  -14.14d {-14d 08' 11"}
SUN_DIST:         96.85 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       47.21d {+03h 08m 50s}  +18.19d {+18d 11' 16"}
MOON_DIST:        89.63 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       74.21,  1.20 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      319.54, 54.47 [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 346.16,-4.49 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.45) 4.34 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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