[vsnet-grb 192919] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Dec 29 16:20:39 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 29 Dec 12 07:20:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    53.456d {+03h 33m 49s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -31.177d {-31d 10' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 225.890d
SLEW_TIME:       26460.00 SOD {07:21:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16290 TJD;   364 DOY;   12/12/29
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 1366 
TGT_NUM:         49396,   Seg_Num: 12
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       278.69d {+18h 34m 45s}  -23.20d {-23d 11' 47"}
SUN_DIST:        110.59 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      108.62d {+07h 14m 29s}  +18.27d {+18d 16' 12"}
MOON_DIST:        72.32 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
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 175.60,18.72 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.20) 6.00 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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