[vsnet-grb 192355] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Dec 21 18:31:30 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 21 Dec 12 09:31:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.868d {+12h 59m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.987d {-03d 59' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 119.905d
SLEW_TIME:       34320.00 SOD {09:32:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16282 TJD;   356 DOY;   12/12/21
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        abell 1651 offset 
TGT_NUM:         49401,   Seg_Num: 15
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       269.92d {+17h 59m 40s}  -23.44d {-23d 26' 12"}
SUN_DIST:         74.52 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       11.00d {+00h 44m 01s}   +8.62d {+08d 37' 20"}
MOON_DIST:       173.93 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      62 [%]
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 19.66,-18.12 [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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