[vsnet-grb 192414] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Dec 22 11:57:48 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 22 Dec 12 02:57:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.868d {+12h 59m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.988d {-03d 59' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 119.295d
SLEW_TIME:       10680.00 SOD {02:58:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16283 TJD;   357 DOY;   12/12/22
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=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       270.72d {+18h 02m 53s}  -23.44d {-23d 26' 07"}
SUN_DIST:         75.26 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       19.54d {+01h 18m 09s}  +11.42d {+11d 25' 18"}
MOON_DIST:       171.39 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      68 [%]
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 73.38,-7.89 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 10.91 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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