[vsnet-grb 190544] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Nov 26 09:28:36 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 26 Nov 12 00:28:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   284.003d {+18h 56m 01s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +4.110d {+04d 06' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 224.307d
SLEW_TIME:       1740.00 SOD {00:29:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16257 TJD;   331 DOY;   12/11/26
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_2444 
TGT_NUM:         44667,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           49.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       242.16d {+16h 08m 39s}  -20.97d {-20d 58' 25"}
SUN_DIST:         48.21 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       33.14d {+02h 12m 33s}  +15.27d {+15d 16' 21"}
MOON_DIST:       107.09 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      94 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       37.11,  0.86 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      285.69, 26.79 [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 206.65,20.51 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.62) 6.44 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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