[vsnet-grb 190481] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Nov 25 16:58:49 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 25 Nov 12 07:58:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.867d {+12h 59m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.987d {-03d 59' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 120.748d
SLEW_TIME:       28740.00 SOD {07:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16256 TJD;   330 DOY;   12/11/25
OBS_TIME:        1620.00 [sec]   (=27.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        abell 1651 offset 
TGT_NUM:         49401,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       241.43d {+16h 05m 44s}  -20.84d {-20d 50' 35"}
SUN_DIST:         48.08 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       24.96d {+01h 39m 49s}  +13.08d {+13d 04' 51"}
MOON_DIST:       166.68 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      91 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      306.80, 58.82 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      195.23,  2.18 [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 350.80,-6.08 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 10.89 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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