[vsnet-grb 190322] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Nov 23 17:52:58 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 23 Nov 12 08:52:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    32.679d {+02h 10m 43s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -50.996d {-50d 59' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 210.410d
SLEW_TIME:       31980.00 SOD {08:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16254 TJD;   328 DOY;   12/11/23
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PKS0208-512 
TGT_NUM:         35002,   Seg_Num: 80
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       239.35d {+15h 57m 25s}  -20.45d {-20d 27' 11"}
SUN_DIST:        104.88 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        2.04d {+00h 08m 09s}   +5.51d {+05d 30' 26"}
MOON_DIST:        62.32 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      77 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      276.09,-61.80 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        0.29,-58.01 [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 201.25,-4.43 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.12) 10.63 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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