[vsnet-grb 192774] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Dec 27 15:23:20 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 27 Dec 12 06:23:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.868d {+12h 59m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.989d {-03d 59' 20"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 115.103d
SLEW_TIME:       23040.00 SOD {06:24:00.00} 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:       276.43d {+18h 25m 43s}  -23.31d {-23d 18' 19"}
SUN_DIST:         80.50 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       82.76d {+05h 31m 03s}  +20.93d {+20d 55' 39"}
MOON_DIST:       112.24 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
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 14.25,-16.93 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 10.99 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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