[vsnet-grb 158901] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Sep 25 11:08:17 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 25 Sep 11 02:08:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   186.995d {+12h 27m 59s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.920d {-48d 55' 12"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:   7.429d
SLEW_TIME:       7740.00 SOD {02:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15829 TJD;   268 DOY;   11/09/25
OBS_TIME:        1440.00 [sec]   (=24.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XSS J12270-4859 
TGT_NUM:         41135,   Seg_Num: 7
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8197=0x2005
SUN_POSTN:       181.53d {+12h 06m 08s}   -0.67d {-00d 39' 53"}
SUN_DIST:         48.56 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      148.75d {+09h 55m 01s}   +7.63d {+07d 37' 32"}
MOON_DIST:        65.82 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
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 65.91,-9.00 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 11.60 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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