[vsnet-grb 272377] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Sep 26 06:25:17 JST 2015


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 25 Sep 15 21:25:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   187.000d {+12h 28m 00s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.920d {-48d 55' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:   8.419d
SLEW_TIME:       77160.00 SOD {21:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17290 TJD;   268 DOY;   15/09/25
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XSS J12270-4859 
TGT_NUM:         35101,   Seg_Num: 28
MERIT:           70.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       182.29d {+12h 09m 09s}   -0.99d {-00d 59' 24"}
SUN_DIST:         48.20 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      332.09d {+22h 08m 21s}   -8.74d {-08d 44' 37"}
MOON_DIST:       114.55 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      93 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      298.97, 13.77 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      209.79,-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 165.03,-20.44 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 11.82 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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