[vsnet-grb 191881] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Dec 14 17:39:32 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 14 Dec 12 08:39:31 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: 122.426d
SLEW_TIME:       31200.00 SOD {08:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16275 TJD;   349 DOY;   12/12/14
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        abell 1651 offset 
TGT_NUM:         49401,   Seg_Num: 10
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       262.12d {+17h 28m 29s}  -23.24d {-23d 14' 21"}
SUN_DIST:         67.37 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      277.25d {+18h 29m 00s}  -19.89d {-19d 53' 05"}
MOON_DIST:        81.31 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
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 260.46,16.51 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 10.86 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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