[vsnet-grb 192653] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Dec 26 05:44:31 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 25 Dec 12 20:44:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   251.221d {+16h 44m 53s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +57.605d {+57d 36' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 149.301d
SLEW_TIME:       74700.00 SOD {20:45:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16286 TJD;   360 DOY;   12/12/25
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J164449.3+573451 
TGT_NUM:         32526,   Seg_Num: 124
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       274.87d {+18h 19m 30s}  -23.36d {-23d 21' 40"}
SUN_DIST:         83.32 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       64.97d {+04h 19m 52s}  +20.50d {+20d 29' 43"}
MOON_DIST:       101.75 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      94 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       86.74, 39.43 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      216.90, 77.54 [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 165.68,-16.05 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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