[vsnet-grb 192921] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Dec 29 17:13:45 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 29 Dec 12 08:13:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.868d {+12h 59m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.989d {-03d 59' 20"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 115.139d
SLEW_TIME:       29640.00 SOD {08:14:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16290 TJD;   364 DOY;   12/12/29
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [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:       278.73d {+18h 34m 55s}  -23.19d {-23d 11' 39"}
SUN_DIST:         82.61 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      109.08d {+07h 16m 20s}  +18.19d {+18d 11' 16"}
MOON_DIST:        87.43 [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 22.64,-19.67 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 10.99 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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