[vsnet-grb 192383] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Dec 22 03:54:59 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 21 Dec 12 18:54:58 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: 116.624d
SLEW_TIME:       68100.00 SOD {18:55:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16282 TJD;   356 DOY;   12/12/21
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [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:       270.35d {+18h 01m 24s}  -23.44d {-23d 26' 11"}
SUN_DIST:         74.92 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       15.60d {+01h 02m 23s}  +10.16d {+10d 09' 45"}
MOON_DIST:       173.87 [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 188.15,-4.88 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 10.96 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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