[vsnet-grb 191339] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Dec 7 12:46:00 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 07 Dec 12 03:45:59 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: 116.955d
SLEW_TIME:       13560.00 SOD {03:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16268 TJD;   342 DOY;   12/12/07
OBS_TIME:        1440.00 [sec]   (=24.0 [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:       254.20d {+16h 56m 47s}  -22.64d {-22d 38' 29"}
SUN_DIST:         60.05 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      170.50d {+11h 22m 00s}   -1.02d {-01d 01' 27"}
MOON_DIST:        24.70 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      45 [%]
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 50.00,19.74 [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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