[vsnet-grb 192026] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Dec 17 00:12:40 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 16 Dec 12 15:12:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.867d {+12h 59m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.987d {-03d 59' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 120.733d
SLEW_TIME:       54780.00 SOD {15:13:00.00} 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:       264.63d {+17h 38m 32s}  -23.35d {-23d 20' 42"}
SUN_DIST:         69.68 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      311.41d {+20h 45m 38s}  -12.85d {-12d 50' 44"}
MOON_DIST:       114.60 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      15 [%]
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 188.36,20.45 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 10.89 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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