[vsnet-grb 145233] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Mar 23 18:22:36 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 23 Mar 11 09:22:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   186.997d {+12h 27m 59s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.871d {-48d 52' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 167.301d
SLEW_TIME:       33780.00 SOD {09:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15643 TJD;    82 DOY;   11/03/23
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XSS J12270-4859 
TGT_NUM:         41135,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8197=0x2005
SUN_POSTN:         2.20d {+00h 08m 48s}   +0.95d {+00d 57' 13"}
SUN_DIST:        131.83 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      230.04d {+15h 20m 10s}  -21.42d {-21d 25' 17"}
MOON_DIST:        43.66 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      82 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      298.96, 13.82 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      209.75,-41.24 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 179.59,15.40 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 11.96 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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