[vsnet-grb 190587] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Nov 26 23:29:21 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 26 Nov 12 14:29:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   190.248d {+12h 41m 00s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +62.717d {+62d 43' 01"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 125.259d
SLEW_TIME:       52200.00 SOD {14:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16257 TJD;   331 DOY;   12/11/26
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PBC J1240.9+6238 
TGT_NUM:         49365,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       242.79d {+16h 11m 09s}  -21.08d {-21d 04' 56"}
SUN_DIST:         93.32 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       40.19d {+02h 40m 45s}  +16.90d {+16d 53' 49"}
MOON_DIST:        97.09 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
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 261.78,0.77 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.07) 3.94 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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