[vsnet-grb 190787] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Nov 29 13:47:56 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 29 Nov 12 04:47:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.870d {+12h 59m 29s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -4.179d {-04d 10' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 105.602d
SLEW_TIME:       17280.00 SOD {04:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16260 TJD;   334 DOY;   12/11/29
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        abell 1651 center 
TGT_NUM:         49400,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       245.57d {+16h 22m 16s}  -21.54d {-21d 32' 16"}
SUN_DIST:         51.91 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       72.56d {+04h 50m 14s}  +20.87d {+20d 52' 06"}
MOON_DIST:       121.79 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      306.79, 58.63 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      195.31,  2.00 [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 359.01,-9.19 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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