[vsnet-grb 192947] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Dec 30 00:39:54 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 29 Dec 12 15:39:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.869d {+12h 59m 29s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.991d {-03d 59' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 110.390d
SLEW_TIME:       56400.00 SOD {15:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16290 TJD;   364 DOY;   12/12/29
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [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:       279.07d {+18h 36m 17s}  -23.18d {-23d 10' 29"}
SUN_DIST:         82.92 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      112.95d {+07h 31m 48s}  +17.45d {+17d 27' 07"}
MOON_DIST:        83.70 [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 140.27,7.77 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 11.09 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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