[vsnet-grb 183080] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Aug 20 14:53:28 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 20 Aug 12 05:53:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   186.980d {+12h 27m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.917d {-48d 55' 01"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 330.898d
SLEW_TIME:       21240.00 SOD {05:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16159 TJD;   233 DOY;   12/08/20
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [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:       149.81d {+09h 59m 14s}  +12.30d {+12d 17' 57"}
SUN_DIST:         69.57 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      178.89d {+11h 55m 33s}   -4.31d {-04d 18' 27"}
MOON_DIST:        45.23 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
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 15.23,-19.49 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 10.99 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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