[vsnet-grb 192801] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Dec 28 02:39:50 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 27 Dec 12 17:39:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.868d {+12h 59m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.988d {-03d 59' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 119.596d
SLEW_TIME:       63600.00 SOD {17:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16288 TJD;   362 DOY;   12/12/27
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [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:       276.95d {+18h 27m 48s}  -23.28d {-23d 16' 59"}
SUN_DIST:         80.98 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       88.75d {+05h 55m 00s}  +20.66d {+20d 39' 27"}
MOON_DIST:       106.66 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
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 218.78,-19.57 [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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