[vsnet-grb 192916] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Dec 29 15:31:30 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 29 Dec 12 06:31:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.870d {+12h 59m 29s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.994d {-03d 59' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 103.643d
SLEW_TIME:       23520.00 SOD {06:32:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16290 TJD;   364 DOY;   12/12/29
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [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:       278.65d {+18h 34m 36s}  -23.20d {-23d 11' 55"}
SUN_DIST:         82.53 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      108.19d {+07h 12m 46s}  +18.35d {+18d 20' 42"}
MOON_DIST:        88.29 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
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 23.66,-20.31 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 11.25 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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