[vsnet-grb 191933] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Dec 15 14:53:44 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 15 Dec 12 05:53:37 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: 123.076d
SLEW_TIME:       21240.00 SOD {05:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16276 TJD;   350 DOY;   12/12/15
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        abell 1651 offset 
TGT_NUM:         49401,   Seg_Num: 10
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       263.10d {+17h 32m 24s}  -23.29d {-23d 17' 06"}
SUN_DIST:         68.27 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      291.06d {+19h 24m 14s}  -17.81d {-17d 48' 32"}
MOON_DIST:        94.48 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
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 17.13,15.38 [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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