[vsnet-grb 191998] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Dec 16 14:47:15 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 16 Dec 12 05:47:14 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: 121.210d
SLEW_TIME:       20880.00 SOD {05:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16277 TJD;   351 DOY;   12/12/16
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [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:       264.20d {+17h 36m 48s}  -23.33d {-23d 19' 47"}
SUN_DIST:         69.28 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      305.83d {+20h 23m 19s}  -14.42d {-14d 25' 00"}
MOON_DIST:       108.99 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      12 [%]
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 15.21,13.69 [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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