[vsnet-grb 192924] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Dec 29 17:58:59 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 29 Dec 12 08:58:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    53.456d {+03h 33m 49s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -31.176d {-31d 10' 34"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 224.795d
SLEW_TIME:       32340.00 SOD {08:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16290 TJD;   364 DOY;   12/12/29
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [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:       278.76d {+18h 35m 03s}  -23.19d {-23d 11' 32"}
SUN_DIST:        110.55 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      109.48d {+07h 17m 54s}  +18.12d {+18d 07' 00"}
MOON_DIST:        72.81 [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 175.56,20.49 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.20) 5.98 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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