[vsnet-grb 192309] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Dec 21 02:24:45 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 20 Dec 12 17:24:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.868d {+12h 59m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.989d {-03d 59' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 116.433d
SLEW_TIME:       62700.00 SOD {17:25:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16281 TJD;   355 DOY;   12/12/20
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [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:       269.17d {+17h 56m 41s}  -23.43d {-23d 26' 05"}
SUN_DIST:         73.84 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        3.11d {+00h 12m 26s}   +5.82d {+05d 49' 16"}
MOON_DIST:       167.99 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      55 [%]
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 243.38,-12.86 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 10.97 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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