[vsnet-grb 189506] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Nov 12 18:46:16 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 12 Nov 12 09:46:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    53.481d {+03h 33m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -31.170d {-31d 10' 12"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 163.205d
SLEW_TIME:       35220.00 SOD {09:47:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16243 TJD;   317 DOY;   12/11/12
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 1366 
TGT_NUM:         49396,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       227.97d {+15h 11m 53s}  -17.85d {-17d 50' 59"}
SUN_DIST:        130.72 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      206.11d {+13h 44m 27s}  -13.32d {-13d 19' 18"}
MOON_DIST:       128.30 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      229.38,-54.49 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       39.85,-48.45 [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 153.79,19.45 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.20) 5.40 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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