[vsnet-grb 192914] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 29 Dec 12 06:02:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.869d {+12h 59m 29s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.991d {-03d 59' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 110.068d
SLEW_TIME:       21780.00 SOD {06:03:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16290 TJD;   364 DOY;   12/12/29
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        abell 1651 offset 
TGT_NUM:         49401,   Seg_Num: 17
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       278.63d {+18h 34m 31s}  -23.20d {-23d 12' 00"}
SUN_DIST:         82.52 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      107.95d {+07h 11m 47s}  +18.39d {+18d 23' 18"}
MOON_DIST:        88.53 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
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 285.63,8.45 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 11.10 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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