[vsnet-grb 218189] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Nov 25 08:54:20 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 24 Nov 13 23:54:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.867d {+12h 59m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.986d {-03d 59' 09"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 123.805d
SLEW_TIME:       86100.00 SOD {23:55:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16621 TJD;   329 DOY;   13/11/25
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [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:       240.82d {+16h 03m 16s}  -20.73d {-20d 43' 49"}
SUN_DIST:         47.48 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      144.45d {+09h 37m 48s}   +8.83d {+08d 49' 56"}
MOON_DIST:        52.06 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      58 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      306.80, 58.83 [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 119.69,-3.50 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 10.83 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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