[vsnet-grb 192965] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Dec 30 06:51:36 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 29 Dec 12 21:51:36 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: 224.263d
SLEW_TIME:       78720.00 SOD {21:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16290 TJD;   364 DOY;   12/12/29
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [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:       279.36d {+18h 37m 26s}  -23.16d {-23d 09' 29"}
SUN_DIST:        110.22 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      116.15d {+07h 44m 37s}  +16.78d {+16d 46' 50"}
MOON_DIST:        76.80 [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 358.12,19.18 [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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