[vsnet-grb 191692] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Dec 12 03:09:01 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 11 Dec 12 18:08:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   161.288d {+10h 45m 09s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.674d {-59d 40' 26"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 113.838d
SLEW_TIME:       65340.00 SOD {18:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16272 TJD;   346 DOY;   12/12/11
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [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:       259.25d {+17h 16m 59s}  -23.07d {-23d 04' 06"}
SUN_DIST:         74.02 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      235.20d {+15h 40m 47s}  -19.36d {-19d 21' 50"}
MOON_DIST:        65.22 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
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 138.13,16.65 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.21) 0.91 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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