[vsnet-grb 191334] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Dec 7 10:51:56 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 07 Dec 12 01:51:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.868d {+12h 59m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.989d {-03d 59' 18"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 116.683d
SLEW_TIME:       6720.00 SOD {01:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16268 TJD;   342 DOY;   12/12/07
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        abell 1651 offset 
TGT_NUM:         49401,   Seg_Num: 7
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       254.11d {+16h 56m 26s}  -22.63d {-22d 37' 58"}
SUN_DIST:         59.97 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      169.51d {+11h 18m 03s}   -0.65d {-00d 39' 05"}
MOON_DIST:        25.72 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      46 [%]
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 12.09,2.08 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 10.96 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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