[vsnet-grb 190590] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Nov 27 00:10:39 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 26 Nov 12 15:10:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    53.472d {+03h 33m 53s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -31.169d {-31d 10' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 184.258d
SLEW_TIME:       54660.00 SOD {15:11:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16257 TJD;   331 DOY;   12/11/26
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 1366 
TGT_NUM:         49396,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       242.82d {+16h 11m 16s}  -21.09d {-21d 05' 15"}
SUN_DIST:        127.04 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       40.54d {+02h 42m 09s}  +16.97d {+16d 58' 14"}
MOON_DIST:        49.71 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
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 47.60,7.82 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.20) 5.39 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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