[vsnet-grb 158600] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Sep 21 19:09:15 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 21 Sep 11 10:09:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   186.983d {+12h 27m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.919d {-48d 55' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 341.093d
SLEW_TIME:       36600.00 SOD {10:10:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15825 TJD;   264 DOY;   11/09/21
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XSS J12270-4859 
TGT_NUM:         41135,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8197=0x2005
SUN_POSTN:       178.24d {+11h 52m 58s}   +0.76d {+00d 45' 42"}
SUN_DIST:         50.34 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       98.54d {+06h 34m 10s}  +21.37d {+21d 22' 26"}
MOON_DIST:       105.07 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      41 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      298.96, 13.77 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      209.77,-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 18.58,-19.23 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 11.15 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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