[vsnet-grb 190399] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Nov 24 14:30:44 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 24 Nov 12 05:30:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    53.473d {+03h 33m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -31.169d {-31d 10' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 180.925d
SLEW_TIME:       19860.00 SOD {05:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16255 TJD;   329 DOY;   12/11/24
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 1366 
TGT_NUM:         49396,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       240.26d {+16h 01m 03s}  -20.63d {-20d 37' 37"}
SUN_DIST:        127.85 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       12.03d {+00h 48m 07s}   +9.03d {+09d 01' 46"}
MOON_DIST:        56.54 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      84 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      229.38,-54.50 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       39.84,-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 205.40,9.85 [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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