[vsnet-grb 190574] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Nov 26 19:29:24 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 26 Nov 12 10:29:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    53.471d {+03h 33m 53s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -31.169d {-31d 10' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 185.966d
SLEW_TIME:       37800.00 SOD {10:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16257 TJD;   331 DOY;   12/11/26
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 1366 
TGT_NUM:         49396,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       242.61d {+16h 10m 26s}  -21.05d {-21d 03' 05"}
SUN_DIST:        127.11 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       38.17d {+02h 32m 40s}  +16.46d {+16d 27' 26"}
MOON_DIST:        49.84 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
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 144.59,-1.36 [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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