[vsnet-grb 191703] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Dec 12 06:21:43 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 11 Dec 12 21:21:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   161.288d {+10h 45m 09s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.675d {-59d 40' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 111.164d
SLEW_TIME:       76920.00 SOD {21:22:00.00} 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:       259.39d {+17h 17m 34s}  -23.08d {-23d 04' 43"}
SUN_DIST:         74.08 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      237.32d {+15h 49m 18s}  -19.64d {-19d 38' 09"}
MOON_DIST:        66.06 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
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 91.41,17.16 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.21) 0.88 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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