[vsnet-grb 192759] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Dec 27 10:08:39 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 27 Dec 12 01:08:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.870d {+12h 59m 29s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.994d {-03d 59' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 104.431d
SLEW_TIME:       4140.00 SOD {01:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16288 TJD;   362 DOY;   12/12/27
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        abell 1651 offset 
TGT_NUM:         49401,   Seg_Num: 16
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       276.19d {+18h 24m 45s}  -23.32d {-23d 18' 54"}
SUN_DIST:         80.27 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       79.98d {+05h 19m 54s}  +20.98d {+20d 58' 54"}
MOON_DIST:       114.83 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      306.81, 58.82 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      195.23,  2.17 [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 359.80,13.60 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 11.23 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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