[vsnet-grb 189767] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Nov 16 08:46:56 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 15 Nov 12 23:46:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   286.340d {+19h 05m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -1.690d {-01d 41' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 236.583d
SLEW_TIME:       85620.00 SOD {23:47:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16246 TJD;   320 DOY;   12/11/15
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        V1425 Aql 
TGT_NUM:         45873,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       231.65d {+15h 26m 35s}  -18.78d {-18d 46' 33"}
SUN_DIST:         56.35 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      262.53d {+17h 30m 06s}  -20.97d {-20d 58' 09"}
MOON_DIST:        30.32 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      6 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       33.01, -3.87 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      287.50, 20.76 [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 176.87,-9.70 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.53) 10.67 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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