[vsnet-grb 190632] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Nov 27 14:44:50 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 27 Nov 12 05:44:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    53.470d {+03h 33m 53s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -31.169d {-31d 10' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 187.491d
SLEW_TIME:       20700.00 SOD {05:45:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16258 TJD;   332 DOY;   12/11/27
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 1366 
TGT_NUM:         49396,   Seg_Num: 7
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       243.46d {+16h 13m 52s}  -21.20d {-21d 11' 53"}
SUN_DIST:        126.83 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       47.97d {+03h 11m 53s}  +18.39d {+18d 23' 14"}
MOON_DIST:        49.81 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
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 218.15,-4.57 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.20) 5.41 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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