[vsnet-grb 193259] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Jan 3 14:03:44 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 03 Jan 13 05:03:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.867d {+12h 59m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.987d {-03d 59' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 120.711d
SLEW_TIME:       18240.00 SOD {05:04:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16295 TJD;     3 DOY;   13/01/03
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        abell 1651 offset 
TGT_NUM:         49401,   Seg_Num: 20
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       284.10d {+18h 56m 24s}  -22.80d {-22d 48' 13"}
SUN_DIST:         87.57 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      168.02d {+11h 12m 05s}   +0.04d {+00d 02' 14"}
MOON_DIST:        27.30 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      71 [%]
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 23.61,-20.24 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 10.89 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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