[vsnet-grb 190618] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Nov 27 09:18:22 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 27 Nov 12 00:18:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   284.485d {+18h 57m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +2.612d {+02d 36' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 227.773d
SLEW_TIME:       1140.00 SOD {00:19:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16258 TJD;   332 DOY;   12/11/27
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_2420 
TGT_NUM:         44643,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           49.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       243.22d {+16h 12m 53s}  -21.16d {-21d 09' 25"}
SUN_DIST:         47.00 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       45.18d {+03h 00m 44s}  +17.89d {+17d 53' 27"}
MOON_DIST:       117.96 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       36.00, -0.25 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      286.04, 25.25 [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 156.89,15.47 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.57) 10.94 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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