[vsnet-grb 182995] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Aug 19 11:42:57 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 19 Aug 12 02:42:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   186.979d {+12h 27m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.917d {-48d 55' 01"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 329.904d
SLEW_TIME:       9780.00 SOD {02:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16158 TJD;   232 DOY;   12/08/19
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XSS J12270-4859 
TGT_NUM:         41135,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8197=0x2005
SUN_POSTN:       148.76d {+09h 55m 02s}  +12.67d {+12d 40' 18"}
SUN_DIST:         70.35 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      164.27d {+10h 57m 05s}   +1.42d {+01d 25' 28"}
MOON_DIST:        54.15 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
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 overridden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 105.08,-12.35 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 10.97 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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