[vsnet-grb 192952] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 29 Dec 12 16:58:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    53.456d {+03h 33m 49s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -31.177d {-31d 10' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 226.821d
SLEW_TIME:       61140.00 SOD {16:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16290 TJD;   364 DOY;   12/12/29
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [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:       279.13d {+18h 36m 31s}  -23.17d {-23d 10' 17"}
SUN_DIST:        110.34 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      113.63d {+07h 34m 31s}  +17.31d {+17d 18' 51"}
MOON_DIST:        75.27 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
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 54.30,20.47 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.20) 6.02 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.