[vsnet-grb 190376] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Nov 24 05:30:53 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 23 Nov 12 20:30:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   171.878d {+11h 27m 31s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -53.326d {-53d 19' 32"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  93.165d
SLEW_TIME:       73860.00 SOD {20:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16254 TJD;   328 DOY;   12/11/23
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PBC J1127.9-5320 
TGT_NUM:         49362,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           47.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       239.87d {+15h 59m 28s}  -20.55d {-20d 33' 06"}
SUN_DIST:         60.50 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        7.67d {+00h 30m 40s}   +7.53d {+07d 31' 37"}
MOON_DIST:       132.41 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      81 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      290.48,  7.50 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      202.23,-50.30 [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 119.82,-19.50 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.81) 11.88 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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