[vsnet-grb 185182] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Sep 17 03:40:32 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 16 Sep 12 18:40:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   186.988d {+12h 27m 57s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.920d {-48d 55' 12"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 351.055d
SLEW_TIME:       67260.00 SOD {18:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16186 TJD;   260 DOY;   12/09/16
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XSS J12270-4859 
TGT_NUM:         41135,   Seg_Num: 11
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8197=0x2005
SUN_POSTN:       174.76d {+11h 39m 02s}   +2.27d {+02d 16' 05"}
SUN_DIST:         52.37 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      181.36d {+12h 05m 27s}   -5.14d {-05d 08' 33"}
MOON_DIST:        44.12 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      298.96, 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 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 201.99,5.06 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 11.32 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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