[vsnet-grb 191921] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Dec 15 09:47:48 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 15 Dec 12 00:47:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   161.288d {+10h 45m 09s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.674d {-59d 40' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 114.660d
SLEW_TIME:       2880.00 SOD {00:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16276 TJD;   350 DOY;   12/12/15
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        ETA CAR 
TGT_NUM:         91395,   Seg_Num: 13
MERIT:           80.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       262.86d {+17h 31m 27s}  -23.27d {-23d 16' 29"}
SUN_DIST:         75.56 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      287.80d {+19h 11m 12s}  -18.40d {-18d 23' 52"}
MOON_DIST:        90.63 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      287.60, -0.61 [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 60.15,20.30 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.21) 0.92 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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