[vsnet-grb 192816] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Dec 28 08:35:48 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 27 Dec 12 23:35:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.870d {+12h 59m 29s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.993d {-03d 59' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 105.373d
SLEW_TIME:       84960.00 SOD {23:36:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16289 TJD;   363 DOY;   12/12/28
OBS_TIME:        1440.00 [sec]   (=24.0 [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:       277.22d {+18h 28m 53s}  -23.27d {-23d 16' 14"}
SUN_DIST:         81.22 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       91.90d {+06h 07m 36s}  +20.43d {+20d 25' 54"}
MOON_DIST:       103.72 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
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 25.01,10.85 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 11.21 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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