[vsnet-grb 192851] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Dec 28 20:51:20 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 28 Dec 12 11:51:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    53.457d {+03h 33m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -31.175d {-31d 10' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 220.980d
SLEW_TIME:       42720.00 SOD {11:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16289 TJD;   363 DOY;   12/12/28
OBS_TIME:        1380.00 [sec]   (=23.0 [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:       277.79d {+18h 31m 09s}  -23.24d {-23d 14' 37"}
SUN_DIST:        111.09 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       98.39d {+06h 33m 33s}  +19.78d {+19d 47' 02"}
MOON_DIST:        66.64 [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 70.72,8.23 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.20) 5.89 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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