[vsnet-grb 148762] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed May 11 01:29:46 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 10 May 11 16:29:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   186.973d {+12h 27m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.879d {-48d 52' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 227.386d
SLEW_TIME:       59400.00 SOD {16:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15691 TJD;   130 DOY;   11/05/10
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XSS J12270-4859 
TGT_NUM:         41135,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8197=0x2005
SUN_POSTN:        47.22d {+03h 08m 54s}  +17.65d {+17d 39' 07"}
SUN_DIST:        135.03 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      138.62d {+09h 14m 28s}  +11.52d {+11d 31' 08"}
MOON_DIST:        73.99 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      48 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      298.95, 13.81 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      209.74,-41.25 [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 348.92,-6.26 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 10.94 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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