[vsnet-grb 190758] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Nov 29 02:39:17 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 28 Nov 12 17:39:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   171.878d {+11h 27m 31s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -53.325d {-53d 19' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  95.178d
SLEW_TIME:       63600.00 SOD {17:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16259 TJD;   333 DOY;   12/11/28
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PBC J1127.9-5320 
TGT_NUM:         49362,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           47.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       245.07d {+16h 20m 16s}  -21.46d {-21d 27' 35"}
SUN_DIST:         62.90 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       66.68d {+04h 26m 42s}  +20.59d {+20d 35' 28"}
MOON_DIST:       115.48 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      290.47,  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 183.80,-4.29 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.81) 11.84 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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