[vsnet-grb 192835] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Dec 28 14:37:40 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 28 Dec 12 05:37:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    53.460d {+03h 33m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -31.174d {-31d 10' 24"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 214.331d
SLEW_TIME:       20280.00 SOD {05:38:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16289 TJD;   363 DOY;   12/12/28
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 1366 
TGT_NUM:         49396,   Seg_Num: 12
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       277.50d {+18h 30m 00s}  -23.26d {-23d 15' 27"}
SUN_DIST:        111.25 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       95.10d {+06h 20m 23s}  +20.14d {+20d 08' 35"}
MOON_DIST:        64.92 [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 177.27,11.14 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.20) 5.76 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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