[vsnet-grb 192377] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 21 Dec 12 17:15:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.867d {+12h 59m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.987d {-03d 59' 12"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 121.596d
SLEW_TIME:       62160.00 SOD {17:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16282 TJD;   356 DOY;   12/12/21
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [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:       270.27d {+18h 01m 06s}  -23.44d {-23d 26' 12"}
SUN_DIST:         74.85 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       14.79d {+00h 59m 09s}   +9.90d {+09d 53' 47"}
MOON_DIST:       174.16 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      65 [%]
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 202.08,-0.65 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 10.88 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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