[vsnet-grb 192981] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Dec 30 13:22:58 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 30 Dec 12 04:22:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    53.453d {+03h 33m 49s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -31.180d {-31d 10' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 234.131d
SLEW_TIME:       15780.00 SOD {04:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16291 TJD;   365 DOY;   12/12/30
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 1366 
TGT_NUM:         49396,   Seg_Num: 13
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       279.66d {+18h 38m 38s}  -23.14d {-23d 08' 23"}
SUN_DIST:        110.05 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      119.51d {+07h 58m 02s}  +16.02d {+16d 01' 06"}
MOON_DIST:        78.88 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      229.40,-54.51 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       39.81,-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 285.89,13.72 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.20) 6.19 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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