[vsnet-grb 190212] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Nov 22 07:58:22 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 21 Nov 12 22:58:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    53.476d {+03h 33m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -31.169d {-31d 10' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 174.098d
SLEW_TIME:       82740.00 SOD {22:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16252 TJD;   326 DOY;   12/11/21
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 1366 
TGT_NUM:         49396,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       237.86d {+15h 51m 27s}  -20.16d {-20d 09' 26"}
SUN_DIST:        128.55 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      345.47d {+23h 01m 54s}   -0.74d {-00d 44' 41"}
MOON_DIST:        71.00 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      64 [%]
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 298.27,16.16 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.20) 5.36 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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