[vsnet-grb 192110] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Dec 18 00:34:44 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 17 Dec 12 15:34:43 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: 120.533d
SLEW_TIME:       56100.00 SOD {15:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16278 TJD;   352 DOY;   12/12/17
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [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:       265.76d {+17h 43m 02s}  -23.38d {-23d 22' 46"}
SUN_DIST:         70.71 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      325.21d {+21h 40m 50s}   -8.38d {-08d 23' 03"}
MOON_DIST:       128.78 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      24 [%]
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 254.73,1.08 [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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