[vsnet-grb 192274] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Dec 20 14:55:27 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 20 Dec 12 05:55:26 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: 120.496d
SLEW_TIME:       21360.00 SOD {05:56:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16281 TJD;   355 DOY;   12/12/20
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        abell 1651 offset 
TGT_NUM:         49401,   Seg_Num: 14
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       268.64d {+17h 54m 34s}  -23.43d {-23d 25' 51"}
SUN_DIST:         73.35 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      357.45d {+23h 49m 47s}   +3.72d {+03d 43' 08"}
MOON_DIST:       162.45 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      50 [%]
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 358.50,8.52 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 10.90 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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