[vsnet-grb 158104] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Sep 15 16:53:27 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 15 Sep 11 07:53:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   186.986d {+12h 27m 57s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.920d {-48d 55' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 346.854d
SLEW_TIME:       28440.00 SOD {07:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15819 TJD;   258 DOY;   11/09/15
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XSS J12270-4859 
TGT_NUM:         41135,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8197=0x2005
SUN_POSTN:       172.78d {+11h 31m 07s}   +3.12d {+03d 07' 08"}
SUN_DIST:         53.58 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       21.09d {+01h 24m 22s}  +13.18d {+13d 10' 43"}
MOON_DIST:       142.39 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      92 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      298.96, 13.77 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      209.78,-41.28 [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 20.05,4.26 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 11.25 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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