[vsnet-grb 191331] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Dec 7 09:53:55 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 07 Dec 12 00:53:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   275.519d {+18h 22m 05s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +23.477d {+23d 28' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 212.524d
SLEW_TIME:       3240.00 SOD {00:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16268 TJD;   342 DOY;   12/12/07
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        V443 HER 
TGT_NUM:         91460,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=348=0x15C
SUN_POSTN:       254.06d {+16h 56m 15s}  -22.63d {-22d 37' 42"}
SUN_DIST:         50.66 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      169.01d {+11h 16m 02s}   -0.46d {-00d 27' 44"}
MOON_DIST:       105.42 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      46 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       51.25, 16.62 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      277.40, 46.77 [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 172.46,10.28 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.41) 11.52 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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