[vsnet-grb 193686] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Jan 10 06:30:46 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 09 Jan 13 21:30:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.868d {+12h 59m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.989d {-03d 59' 21"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 115.024d
SLEW_TIME:       77460.00 SOD {21:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16301 TJD;     9 DOY;   13/01/09
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        abell 1651 offset 
TGT_NUM:         49401,   Seg_Num: 23
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       291.42d {+19h 25m 40s}  -21.98d {-21d 58' 38"}
SUN_DIST:         94.38 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      262.62d {+17h 30m 29s}  -20.74d {-20d 44' 14"}
MOON_DIST:        67.62 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
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 163.78,-0.46 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 11.00 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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