[vsnet-grb 191588] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Dec 10 22:19:51 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 10 Dec 12 13:19:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.867d {+12h 59m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.986d {-03d 59' 10"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 122.731d
SLEW_TIME:       48000.00 SOD {13:20:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16271 TJD;   345 DOY;   12/12/10
OBS_TIME:        1740.00 [sec]   (=29.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        abell 1651 offset 
TGT_NUM:         49401,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       257.92d {+17h 11m 42s}  -22.97d {-22d 58' 20"}
SUN_DIST:         63.50 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      216.68d {+14h 26m 42s}  -15.95d {-15d 56' 51"}
MOON_DIST:        24.37 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      11 [%]
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 179.12,3.33 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 10.85 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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