[vsnet-grb 190460] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Nov 25 09:23:33 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 25 Nov 12 00:23:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   284.110d {+18h 56m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +2.492d {+02d 29' 32"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 227.481d
SLEW_TIME:       1440.00 SOD {00:24:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16256 TJD;   330 DOY;   12/11/25
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_2412 
TGT_NUM:         44635,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           49.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       241.10d {+16h 04m 23s}  -20.78d {-20d 46' 54"}
SUN_DIST:         48.27 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       21.23d {+01h 24m 55s}  +11.98d {+11d 58' 54"}
MOON_DIST:        96.27 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      89 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       35.72,  0.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      285.61, 25.17 [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 199.41,19.94 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.15) 1.28 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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