[vsnet-grb 238482] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 8 06:27:14 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 07 Aug 14 21:27:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   186.965d {+12h 27m 52s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.911d {-48d 54' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 308.743d
SLEW_TIME:       77280.00 SOD {21:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16876 TJD;   219 DOY;   14/08/07
OBS_TIME:        1560.00 [sec]   (=26.0 [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:       137.76d {+09h 11m 01s}  +16.25d {+16d 14' 56"}
SUN_DIST:         78.54 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      274.97d {+18h 19m 53s}  -18.51d {-18d 30' 42"}
MOON_DIST:        74.73 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
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 235.40,-18.64 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 10.43 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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