[vsnet-grb 189757] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Nov 16 05:26:21 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 15 Nov 12 20:26:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   281.581d {+18h 46m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -2.961d {-02d 57' 39"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 238.269d
SLEW_TIME:       73620.00 SOD {20:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16246 TJD;   320 DOY;   12/11/15
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR J1846-0258 
TGT_NUM:         32031,   Seg_Num: 29
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       231.50d {+15h 26m 01s}  -18.74d {-18d 44' 28"}
SUN_DIST:         51.59 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      260.28d {+17h 21m 07s}  -21.02d {-21d 00' 53"}
MOON_DIST:        27.62 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      6 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       29.71, -0.21 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      282.32, 19.98 [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 196.47,-17.73 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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