[vsnet-grb 238460] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Aug 7 22:31:18 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 07 Aug 14 13:31:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   186.963d {+12h 27m 51s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.908d {-48d 54' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 302.096d
SLEW_TIME:       48720.00 SOD {13:32:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16876 TJD;   219 DOY;   14/08/07
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XSS J12270-4859 
TGT_NUM:         35101,   Seg_Num: 14
MERIT:           62.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       137.44d {+09h 09m 46s}  +16.34d {+16d 20' 31"}
SUN_DIST:         78.77 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      269.89d {+17h 59m 35s}  -18.72d {-18d 43' 05"}
MOON_DIST:        71.29 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      85 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      298.95, 13.78 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      209.75,-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 9.58,-16.40 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 10.33 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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