[vsnet-grb 192055] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Dec 17 11:21:20 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 17 Dec 12 02:21:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.869d {+12h 59m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.990d {-03d 59' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 113.437d
SLEW_TIME:       8520.00 SOD {02:22:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16278 TJD;   352 DOY;   12/12/17
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        abell 1651 offset 
TGT_NUM:         49401,   Seg_Num: 11
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       265.15d {+17h 40m 36s}  -23.36d {-23d 21' 43"}
SUN_DIST:         70.15 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      317.83d {+21h 11m 18s}  -10.86d {-10d 51' 49"}
MOON_DIST:       121.14 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      19 [%]
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 3.23,20.45 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 11.03 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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