[vsnet-grb 191528] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Dec 10 05:06:39 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 09 Dec 12 20:06:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   275.527d {+18h 22m 07s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +23.480d {+23d 28' 48"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 193.040d
SLEW_TIME:       72420.00 SOD {20:07:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16270 TJD;   344 DOY;   12/12/09
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        V443 HER 
TGT_NUM:         91460,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=348=0x15C
SUN_POSTN:       257.13d {+17h 08m 32s}  -22.91d {-22d 54' 35"}
SUN_DIST:         49.77 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      206.18d {+13h 44m 42s}  -13.23d {-13d 13' 48"}
MOON_DIST:        77.19 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      17 [%]
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 215.45,12.37 [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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