[vsnet-grb 229608] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Apr 18 05:41:46 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 17 Apr 14 20:41:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   186.978d {+12h 27m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.873d {-48d 52' 21"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 205.760d
SLEW_TIME:       74520.00 SOD {20:42:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16764 TJD;   107 DOY;   14/04/17
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [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:        25.77d {+01h 43m 06s}  +10.67d {+10d 40' 28"}
SUN_DIST:        138.70 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      237.81d {+15h 51m 16s}  -17.41d {-17d 24' 47"}
MOON_DIST:        51.46 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      93 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      298.95, 13.82 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      209.74,-41.25 [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 22.73,-20.34 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 11.22 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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