[vsnet-grb 192869] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Dec 29 03:32:32 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 28 Dec 12 18:32:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    53.456d {+03h 33m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -31.176d {-31d 10' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 224.045d
SLEW_TIME:       66780.00 SOD {18:33:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16289 TJD;   363 DOY;   12/12/28
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [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:       278.10d {+18h 32m 23s}  -23.23d {-23d 13' 41"}
SUN_DIST:        110.92 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      101.91d {+06h 47m 39s}  +19.33d {+19d 19' 48"}
MOON_DIST:        68.54 [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 33.01,20.48 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.20) 5.96 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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