[vsnet-grb 192571] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Dec 25 01:00:44 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 24 Dec 12 16:00:44 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:       57660.00 SOD {16:01:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16285 TJD;   359 DOY;   12/12/24
OBS_TIME:        1440.00 [sec]   (=24.0 [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:       273.55d {+18h 14m 11s}  -23.40d {-23d 23' 48"}
SUN_DIST:         48.78 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       50.06d {+03h 20m 14s}  +18.73d {+18d 43' 55"}
MOON_DIST:        96.26 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
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 258.08,-18.25 [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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