[vsnet-grb 183248] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Aug 22 21:47:38 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 22 Aug 12 12:47:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   186.974d {+12h 27m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.913d {-48d 54' 46"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 314.842d
SLEW_TIME:       46080.00 SOD {12:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16161 TJD;   235 DOY;   12/08/22
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XSS J12270-4859 
TGT_NUM:         41135,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8197=0x2005
SUN_POSTN:       151.92d {+10h 07m 40s}  +11.53d {+11d 32' 01"}
SUN_DIST:         68.01 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      209.86d {+13h 59m 26s}  -14.74d {-14d 44' 09"}
MOON_DIST:        38.98 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      27 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      298.95, 13.78 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      209.76,-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 11.70,15.82 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 10.77 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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