[vsnet-grb 192174] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Dec 19 02:19:39 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 18 Dec 12 17:19:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.868d {+12h 59m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.989d {-03d 59' 18"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 117.248d
SLEW_TIME:       62400.00 SOD {17:20:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16279 TJD;   353 DOY;   12/12/18
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        abell 1651 offset 
TGT_NUM:         49401,   Seg_Num: 12
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       266.95d {+17h 47m 48s}  -23.41d {-23d 24' 26"}
SUN_DIST:         71.80 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      338.94d {+22h 35m 47s}   -3.35d {-03d 21' 11"}
MOON_DIST:       143.18 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      35 [%]
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 248.09,-9.06 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 10.95 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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