[vsnet-grb 192230] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Dec 19 23:39:57 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 19 Dec 12 14:39:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   324.687d {+21h 38m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.748d {+55d 44' 52"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 238.744d
SLEW_TIME:       52800.00 SOD {14:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16280 TJD;   354 DOY;   12/12/19
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J2138.8+5544 
TGT_NUM:         32618,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       267.93d {+17h 51m 44s}  -23.42d {-23d 25' 24"}
SUN_DIST:         92.69 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      349.84d {+23h 19m 21s}   +0.82d {+00d 49' 18"}
MOON_DIST:        58.60 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      44 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       98.11,  2.46 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        3.77, 62.60 [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 41.92,-11.85 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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