[vsnet-grb 190767] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Nov 29 06:01:51 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 28 Nov 12 21:01:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.866d {+12h 59m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.985d {-03d 59' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 125.813d
SLEW_TIME:       75720.00 SOD {21:02:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16259 TJD;   333 DOY;   12/11/28
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [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:       245.22d {+16h 20m 52s}  -21.48d {-21d 29' 00"}
SUN_DIST:         51.67 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       68.46d {+04h 33m 50s}  +20.70d {+20d 41' 46"}
MOON_DIST:       125.52 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      306.80, 58.83 [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 169.09,9.17 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 10.80 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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