[vsnet-grb 191657] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Dec 11 20:41:55 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 11 Dec 12 11:41:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   161.288d {+10h 45m 09s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.676d {-59d 40' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 110.652d
SLEW_TIME:       42120.00 SOD {11:42:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16272 TJD;   346 DOY;   12/12/11
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        ETA CAR 
TGT_NUM:         91395,   Seg_Num: 12
MERIT:           80.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       258.95d {+17h 15m 48s}  -23.05d {-23d 02' 52"}
SUN_DIST:         73.90 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      230.96d {+15h 23m 50s}  -18.75d {-18d 44' 48"}
MOON_DIST:        63.62 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      287.60, -0.62 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      202.16,-58.91 [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 186.35,-0.39 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.21) 0.87 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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