[vsnet-grb 191988] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Dec 16 11:29:36 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 16 Dec 12 02:29:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.867d {+12h 59m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.987d {-03d 59' 12"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 121.346d
SLEW_TIME:       9000.00 SOD {02:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16277 TJD;   351 DOY;   12/12/16
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        abell 1651 offset 
TGT_NUM:         49401,   Seg_Num: 11
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       264.05d {+17h 36m 11s}  -23.32d {-23d 19' 26"}
SUN_DIST:         69.14 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      303.85d {+20h 15m 23s}  -14.94d {-14d 56' 19"}
MOON_DIST:       107.01 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      11 [%]
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 44.77,18.25 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 10.88 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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