[vsnet-grb 158418] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Sep 19 13:55:30 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 19 Sep 11 04:55:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   186.990d {+12h 27m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.920d {-48d 55' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 357.416d
SLEW_TIME:       17760.00 SOD {04:56:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15823 TJD;   262 DOY;   11/09/19
OBS_TIME:        1680.00 [sec]   (=28.0 [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:       176.25d {+11h 45m 01s}   +1.62d {+01d 37' 20"}
SUN_DIST:         51.48 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       68.70d {+04h 34m 49s}  +22.61d {+22d 36' 22"}
MOON_DIST:       125.35 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      63 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      298.97, 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 14.58,11.53 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 11.43 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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