[vsnet-grb 192872] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Dec 29 04:22:42 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 28 Dec 12 19:22:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.867d {+12h 59m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.987d {-03d 59' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 121.042d
SLEW_TIME:       69780.00 SOD {19:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16289 TJD;   363 DOY;   12/12/28
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [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:       278.14d {+18h 32m 32s}  -23.23d {-23d 13' 34"}
SUN_DIST:         82.07 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      102.35d {+06h 49m 25s}  +19.27d {+19d 16' 06"}
MOON_DIST:        93.87 [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 208.75,-20.40 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 10.89 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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