[vsnet-grb 191608] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Dec 11 06:29:29 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 10 Dec 12 21:29:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.867d {+12h 59m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.986d {-03d 59' 09"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 123.452d
SLEW_TIME:       77400.00 SOD {21:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16271 TJD;   345 DOY;   12/12/10
OBS_TIME:        1620.00 [sec]   (=27.0 [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:       258.30d {+17h 13m 11s}  -23.00d {-23d 00' 02"}
SUN_DIST:         63.85 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      221.81d {+14h 47m 14s}  -17.08d {-17d 04' 39"}
MOON_DIST:        29.30 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      9 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      306.80, 58.83 [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 131.39,20.61 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 10.84 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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