[vsnet-grb 191202] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Dec 5 09:20:15 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 05 Dec 12 00:20:15 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: 120.862d
SLEW_TIME:       1260.00 SOD {00:21:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16266 TJD;   340 DOY;   12/12/05
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        abell 1651 offset 
TGT_NUM:         49401,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       251.86d {+16h 47m 25s}  -22.39d {-22d 23' 20"}
SUN_DIST:         57.88 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      144.45d {+09h 37m 48s}   +8.54d {+08d 32' 34"}
MOON_DIST:        51.99 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      67 [%]
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 73.98,10.11 [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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