[vsnet-grb 158970] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Sep 26 11:17:49 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 26 Sep 11 02:17:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   186.996d {+12h 27m 59s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.920d {-48d 55' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  10.674d
SLEW_TIME:       8280.00 SOD {02:18:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15830 TJD;   269 DOY;   11/09/26
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [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:       182.44d {+12h 09m 46s}   -1.06d {-01d 03' 25"}
SUN_DIST:         48.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      162.52d {+10h 50m 06s}   +2.03d {+02d 01' 55"}
MOON_DIST:        55.29 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
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 79.25,-15.68 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 11.65 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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