[vsnet-grb 192527] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Dec 24 06:06:56 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 23 Dec 12 21:06:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   309.705d {+20h 38m 49s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +10.000d {+10d 00' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 227.531d
SLEW_TIME:       76020.00 SOD {21:07:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16284 TJD;   358 DOY;   12/12/23
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        saa-cold-359-05 
TGT_NUM:         74792,   Seg_Num: 27
MERIT:           100.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       272.67d {+18h 10m 41s}  -23.41d {-23d 24' 51"}
SUN_DIST:         49.42 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       40.45d {+02h 41m 49s}  +16.94d {+16d 56' 30"}
MOON_DIST:        87.65 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      83 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       55.06,-18.46 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      315.14, 27.43 [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 269.35,-12.46 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.05) 6.90 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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