[vsnet-grb 192429] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Dec 22 16:44:56 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 22 Dec 12 07:44:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.867d {+12h 59m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.987d {-03d 59' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 120.396d
SLEW_TIME:       27900.00 SOD {07:45:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16283 TJD;   357 DOY;   12/12/22
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [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:       270.94d {+18h 03m 47s}  -23.43d {-23d 26' 02"}
SUN_DIST:         75.47 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       21.89d {+01h 27m 33s}  +12.14d {+12d 08' 31"}
MOON_DIST:       169.45 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      70 [%]
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 356.40,-6.64 [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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