[vsnet-grb 158354] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Sep 18 18:45:45 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 18 Sep 11 09:45:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   186.988d {+12h 27m 57s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.920d {-48d 55' 12"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 351.356d
SLEW_TIME:       35160.00 SOD {09:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15822 TJD;   261 DOY;   11/09/18
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XSS J12270-4859 
TGT_NUM:         41135,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8197=0x2005
SUN_POSTN:       175.54d {+11h 42m 09s}   +1.93d {+01d 55' 53"}
SUN_DIST:         51.90 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       58.36d {+03h 53m 27s}  +21.73d {+21d 44' 05"}
MOON_DIST:       131.40 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      71 [%]
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 353.60,-5.31 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 11.33 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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