[vsnet-grb 192778] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Dec 27 17:07:32 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 27 Dec 12 08:07:32 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: 119.448d
SLEW_TIME:       29280.00 SOD {08:08:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16288 TJD;   362 DOY;   12/12/27
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [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:       276.51d {+18h 26m 02s}  -23.30d {-23d 18' 07"}
SUN_DIST:         80.57 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       83.68d {+05h 34m 44s}  +20.90d {+20d 53' 58"}
MOON_DIST:       111.38 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
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 21.40,-20.50 [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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