[vsnet-grb 269936] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Aug 29 04:58:28 JST 2015


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 28 Aug 15 19:58:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   186.971d {+12h 27m 53s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.914d {-48d 54' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 320.583d
SLEW_TIME:       71940.00 SOD {19:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17262 TJD;   240 DOY;   15/08/28
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XSS J12270-4859 
TGT_NUM:         35101,   Seg_Num: 27
MERIT:           70.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       157.02d {+10h 28m 06s}   +9.60d {+09d 36' 15"}
SUN_DIST:         64.32 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      323.08d {+21h 32m 19s}  -11.12d {-11d 07' 23"}
MOON_DIST:       108.46 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      298.95, 13.78 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      209.76,-41.29 [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 224.24,20.59 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 10.65 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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