[vsnet-grb 190763] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Nov 29 04:25:29 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 28 Nov 12 19:25:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.867d {+12h 59m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.987d {-03d 59' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 121.730d
SLEW_TIME:       69960.00 SOD {19:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16259 TJD;   333 DOY;   12/11/28
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        abell 1651 offset 
TGT_NUM:         49401,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       245.15d {+16h 20m 35s}  -21.47d {-21d 28' 20"}
SUN_DIST:         51.60 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       67.61d {+04h 30m 26s}  +20.65d {+20d 38' 54"}
MOON_DIST:       126.31 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
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 180.81,4.33 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 10.87 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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