[vsnet-grb 190083] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Nov 20 11:05:50 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 20 Nov 12 02:05:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    53.477d {+03h 33m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -31.169d {-31d 10' 09"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 171.832d
SLEW_TIME:       7560.00 SOD {02:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16251 TJD;   325 DOY;   12/11/20
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 1366 
TGT_NUM:         49396,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       235.90d {+15h 43m 36s}  -19.75d {-19d 44' 49"}
SUN_DIST:        129.08 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      322.43d {+21h 29m 43s}   -9.23d {-09d 13' 59"}
MOON_DIST:        86.24 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      45 [%]
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 255.88,18.12 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.20) 5.37 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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