[vsnet-grb 192882] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Dec 29 07:34:26 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 28 Dec 12 22:34:25 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: 118.914d
SLEW_TIME:       81300.00 SOD {22:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16289 TJD;   363 DOY;   12/12/28
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [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:       278.28d {+18h 33m 08s}  -23.22d {-23d 13' 06"}
SUN_DIST:         82.20 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      104.03d {+06h 56m 08s}  +19.02d {+19d 01' 22"}
MOON_DIST:        92.27 [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 158.81,-20.42 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 10.92 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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