[vsnet-grb 218172] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Nov 25 03:47:18 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 24 Nov 13 18:47:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.870d {+12h 59m 29s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.993d {-03d 59' 32"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 107.395d
SLEW_TIME:       67680.00 SOD {18:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16620 TJD;   328 DOY;   13/11/24
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        abell 1651 offset 
TGT_NUM:         49401,   Seg_Num: 65
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       240.59d {+16h 02m 22s}  -20.69d {-20d 41' 18"}
SUN_DIST:         47.26 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      141.99d {+09h 27m 57s}   +9.59d {+09d 35' 17"}
MOON_DIST:        54.60 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      60 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      306.81, 58.82 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      195.23,  2.17 [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 126.71,-20.27 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 11.16 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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