[vsnet-grb 192858] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Dec 28 23:13:55 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 28 Dec 12 14:13:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.869d {+12h 59m 29s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.992d {-03d 59' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 108.720d
SLEW_TIME:       51240.00 SOD {14:14:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16289 TJD;   363 DOY;   12/12/28
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        abell 1651 offset 
TGT_NUM:         49401,   Seg_Num: 17
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       277.90d {+18h 31m 35s}  -23.24d {-23d 14' 17"}
SUN_DIST:         81.84 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       99.64d {+06h 38m 34s}  +19.63d {+19d 37' 50"}
MOON_DIST:        96.44 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
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 209.22,-6.49 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 11.13 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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