[vsnet-grb 158724] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Sep 23 06:13:22 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 22 Sep 11 21:13:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   186.993d {+12h 27m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.920d {-48d 55' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:   3.387d
SLEW_TIME:       76440.00 SOD {21:14:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15826 TJD;   265 DOY;   11/09/22
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XSS J12270-4859 
TGT_NUM:         41135,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8197=0x2005
SUN_POSTN:       179.55d {+11h 58m 13s}   +0.19d {+00d 11' 36"}
SUN_DIST:         49.61 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      118.60d {+07h 54m 23s}  +17.49d {+17d 29' 37"}
MOON_DIST:        89.88 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      27 [%]
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 154.82,-8.26 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 11.53 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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