[vsnet-grb 192328] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Dec 21 09:10:53 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 21 Dec 12 00:10:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   324.688d {+21h 38m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.750d {+55d 44' 60"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 233.004d
SLEW_TIME:       660.00 SOD {00:11:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16282 TJD;   356 DOY;   12/12/21
OBS_TIME:        1380.00 [sec]   (=23.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J2138.8+5544 
TGT_NUM:         32618,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       269.48d {+17h 57m 56s}  -23.44d {-23d 26' 10"}
SUN_DIST:         92.04 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        6.43d {+00h 25m 43s}   +7.02d {+07d 01' 14"}
MOON_DIST:        58.81 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      58 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       98.11,  2.46 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        3.78, 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 225.21,-17.45 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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