[vsnet-grb 192533] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Dec 24 09:21:40 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 24 Dec 12 00:21:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    53.460d {+03h 33m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -31.173d {-31d 10' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 213.048d
SLEW_TIME:       1320.00 SOD {00:22:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16285 TJD;   359 DOY;   12/12/24
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 1366 
TGT_NUM:         49396,   Seg_Num: 10
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       272.82d {+18h 11m 17s}  -23.41d {-23d 24' 41"}
SUN_DIST:        113.77 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       42.09d {+02h 48m 22s}  +17.28d {+17d 16' 56"}
MOON_DIST:        49.66 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      84 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      229.39,-54.51 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       39.83,-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 229.42,-9.43 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.20) 5.74 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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