[vsnet-grb 191976] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Dec 16 08:27:41 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 15 Dec 12 23:27:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.868d {+12h 59m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.989d {-03d 59' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 115.921d
SLEW_TIME:       84480.00 SOD {23:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16276 TJD;   350 DOY;   12/12/15
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [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:       263.91d {+17h 35m 38s}  -23.32d {-23d 19' 07"}
SUN_DIST:         69.01 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      302.01d {+20h 08m 02s}  -15.41d {-15d 24' 19"}
MOON_DIST:       105.18 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      10 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      306.81, 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 129.94,8.21 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 10.98 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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