[vsnet-grb 185469] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 20 Sep 12 15:40:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   186.993d {+12h 27m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.920d {-48d 55' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:   2.730d
SLEW_TIME:       56460.00 SOD {15:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16190 TJD;   264 DOY;   12/09/20
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XSS J12270-4859 
TGT_NUM:         41135,   Seg_Num: 12
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8197=0x2005
SUN_POSTN:       178.23d {+11h 52m 56s}   +0.77d {+00d 45' 59"}
SUN_DIST:         50.35 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      237.20d {+15h 48m 48s}  -20.00d {-20d 00' 07"}
MOON_DIST:        49.14 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      26 [%]
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 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 238.91,-3.23 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 11.52 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.