[vsnet-grb 191817] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Dec 13 16:21:16 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 13 Dec 12 07:21:15 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: 120.591d
SLEW_TIME:       26520.00 SOD {07:22:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16274 TJD;   348 DOY;   12/12/13
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        abell 1651 offset 
TGT_NUM:         49401,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       260.96d {+17h 23m 49s}  -23.18d {-23d 10' 35"}
SUN_DIST:         66.30 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      260.24d {+17h 20m 57s}  -20.92d {-20d 55' 01"}
MOON_DIST:        65.42 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
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 17.19,13.04 [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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