[vsnet-grb 191463] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Dec 9 06:32:31 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 08 Dec 12 21:32:30 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   275.528d {+18h 22m 07s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +23.480d {+23d 28' 48"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 192.061d
SLEW_TIME:       77580.00 SOD {21:33:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16269 TJD;   343 DOY;   12/12/08
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [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:       256.10d {+17h 04m 24s}  -22.82d {-22d 49' 18"}
SUN_DIST:         50.06 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      193.07d {+12h 52m 17s}   -9.17d {-09d 10' 17"}
MOON_DIST:        86.95 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      26 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       51.25, 16.61 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      277.41, 46.78 [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 165.84,19.59 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.41) 11.69 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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