[vsnet-grb 192989] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Dec 30 15:34:45 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 30 Dec 12 06:34:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.867d {+12h 59m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.986d {-03d 59' 10"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 122.852d
SLEW_TIME:       23700.00 SOD {06:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16291 TJD;   365 DOY;   12/12/30
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        abell 1651 offset 
TGT_NUM:         49401,   Seg_Num: 18
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       279.76d {+18h 39m 02s}  -23.13d {-23d 08' 01"}
SUN_DIST:         83.56 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      120.64d {+08h 02m 33s}  +15.75d {+15d 44' 57"}
MOON_DIST:        76.17 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
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 24.94,-20.48 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 10.85 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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