[vsnet-grb 191992] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Dec 16 13:11:52 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 16 Dec 12 04:11:51 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: 122.991d
SLEW_TIME:       15120.00 SOD {04:12:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16277 TJD;   351 DOY;   12/12/16
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [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:       264.13d {+17h 36m 30s}  -23.33d {-23d 19' 37"}
SUN_DIST:         69.21 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      304.87d {+20h 19m 30s}  -14.67d {-14d 40' 13"}
MOON_DIST:       108.04 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      11 [%]
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 21.04,18.10 [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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