[vsnet-grb 229554] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Apr 17 14:58:41 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 17 Apr 14 05:58:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   186.982d {+12h 27m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.872d {-48d 52' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 199.540d
SLEW_TIME:       21540.00 SOD {05:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16764 TJD;   107 DOY;   14/04/17
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XSS J12270-4859 
TGT_NUM:         35101,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           62.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:        25.20d {+01h 40m 49s}  +10.46d {+10d 27' 33"}
SUN_DIST:        138.68 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      229.17d {+15h 16m 41s}  -16.12d {-16d 07' 07"}
MOON_DIST:        47.29 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      298.95, 13.82 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      209.74,-41.24 [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 172.02,-2.62 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 11.38 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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