[vsnet-grb 190324] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Nov 23 18:33:17 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 23 Nov 12 09:33:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   190.248d {+12h 41m 00s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +62.717d {+62d 43' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 125.931d
SLEW_TIME:       34440.00 SOD {09:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16254 TJD;   328 DOY;   12/11/23
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PBC J1240.9+6238 
TGT_NUM:         49365,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       239.38d {+15h 57m 32s}  -20.46d {-20d 27' 31"}
SUN_DIST:         91.60 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        2.36d {+00h 09m 27s}   +5.63d {+05d 37' 33"}
MOON_DIST:       111.45 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      77 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      124.99, 54.37 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      148.29, 57.98 [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 343.92,-5.54 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.07) 3.95 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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