[vsnet-grb 189338] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Nov 10 07:15:48 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 09 Nov 12 22:15:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   277.828d {+18h 31m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -10.863d {-10d 51' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 251.055d
SLEW_TIME:       80160.00 SOD {22:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16240 TJD;   314 DOY;   12/11/09
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_2043 
TGT_NUM:         44266,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       225.46d {+15h 01m 50s}  -17.17d {-17d 10' 11"}
SUN_DIST:         51.23 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      172.03d {+11h 28m 08s}   -1.63d {-01d 37' 32"}
MOON_DIST:       105.36 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      21 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       20.98, -0.53 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      277.87, 12.36 [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 287.21,4.57 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.72) 4.36 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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