[vsnet-grb 241186] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Sep 12 02:45:29 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 11 Sep 14 17:45:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   186.988d {+12h 27m 57s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.920d {-48d 55' 10"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 349.380d
SLEW_TIME:       63960.00 SOD {17:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16911 TJD;   254 DOY;   14/09/11
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XSS J12270-4859 
TGT_NUM:         35101,   Seg_Num: 15
MERIT:           62.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       169.80d {+11h 19m 13s}   +4.39d {+04d 23' 14"}
SUN_DIST:         55.49 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       23.75d {+01h 35m 00s}   +9.39d {+09d 23' 36"}
MOON_DIST:       138.04 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      90 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      298.96, 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 233.17,9.47 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 11.33 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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