[vsnet-grb 191426] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Dec 8 16:21:56 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 08 Dec 12 07:21:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   275.519d {+18h 22m 05s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +23.476d {+23d 28' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 214.055d
SLEW_TIME:       26520.00 SOD {07:22:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16269 TJD;   343 DOY;   12/12/08
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [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:       255.45d {+17h 01m 49s}  -22.76d {-22d 45' 47"}
SUN_DIST:         50.24 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      185.20d {+12h 20m 47s}   -6.45d {-06d 26' 57"}
MOON_DIST:        92.98 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      33 [%]
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 75.45,6.93 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.41) 11.50 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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