[vsnet-grb 193011] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Dec 31 00:26:43 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 30 Dec 12 15:26:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    53.459d {+03h 33m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -31.174d {-31d 10' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 216.244d
SLEW_TIME:       55620.00 SOD {15:27:00.00} 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:       280.17d {+18h 40m 40s}  -23.11d {-23d 06' 27"}
SUN_DIST:        109.77 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      125.16d {+08h 20m 39s}  +14.60d {+14d 36' 13"}
MOON_DIST:        82.44 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
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 83.09,19.76 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.20) 5.80 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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