[vsnet-grb 191662] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Dec 11 22:18:19 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 11 Dec 12 13:18:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   161.287d {+10h 45m 09s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.673d {-59d 40' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 116.528d
SLEW_TIME:       47940.00 SOD {13:19:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16272 TJD;   346 DOY;   12/12/11
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [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:       259.02d {+17h 16m 05s}  -23.05d {-23d 03' 11"}
SUN_DIST:         73.93 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      232.01d {+15h 28m 03s}  -18.91d {-18d 54' 33"}
MOON_DIST:        64.01 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      287.60, -0.61 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      202.15,-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 202.99,14.46 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.21) 0.94 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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