[vsnet-grb 192812] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Dec 28 06:28:57 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 27 Dec 12 21:28:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    53.459d {+03h 33m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -31.174d {-31d 10' 26"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 217.397d
SLEW_TIME:       77340.00 SOD {21:29:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16288 TJD;   362 DOY;   12/12/27
OBS_TIME:        1680.00 [sec]   (=28.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 1366 
TGT_NUM:         49396,   Seg_Num: 11
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       277.12d {+18h 28m 30s}  -23.28d {-23d 16' 30"}
SUN_DIST:        111.45 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       90.78d {+06h 03m 07s}  +20.52d {+20d 31' 07"}
MOON_DIST:        62.78 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      229.39,-54.51 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       39.82,-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 298.74,10.73 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.20) 5.82 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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