[vsnet-grb 192461] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Dec 23 03:59:30 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 22 Dec 12 18:59:30 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.868d {+12h 59m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.989d {-03d 59' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 116.495d
SLEW_TIME:       68400.00 SOD {19:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16283 TJD;   357 DOY;   12/12/22
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [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:       271.46d {+18h 05m 51s}  -23.43d {-23d 25' 48"}
SUN_DIST:         75.94 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       27.43d {+01h 49m 42s}  +13.75d {+13d 44' 45"}
MOON_DIST:       164.40 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      74 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      306.81, 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 192.68,-9.59 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 10.97 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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