[vsnet-grb 189834] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Nov 17 02:54:01 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 16 Nov 12 17:53:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    43.199d {+02h 52m 48s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -22.299d {-22d 17' 54"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 181.136d
SLEW_TIME:       64440.00 SOD {17:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16247 TJD;   321 DOY;   12/11/16
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PKS 0250-225 
TGT_NUM:         32629,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       232.43d {+15h 29m 42s}  -18.96d {-18d 57' 43"}
SUN_DIST:        137.85 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      274.56d {+18h 18m 14s}  -20.22d {-20d 12' 58"}
MOON_DIST:       114.41 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      11 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      209.70,-62.09 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       32.53,-36.87 [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 10.45,20.36 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.95) 11.93 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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