[vsnet-grb 218232] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Nov 26 00:43:15 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 25 Nov 13 15:43:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.869d {+12h 59m 29s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.991d {-03d 59' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 110.863d
SLEW_TIME:       56640.00 SOD {15:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16621 TJD;   329 DOY;   13/11/25
OBS_TIME:        1440.00 [sec]   (=24.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        abell 1651 offset 
TGT_NUM:         49401,   Seg_Num: 65
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       241.52d {+16h 06m 04s}  -20.86d {-20d 51' 29"}
SUN_DIST:         48.15 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      152.05d {+10h 08m 13s}   +6.39d {+06d 23' 11"}
MOON_DIST:        44.18 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      52 [%]
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 198.45,-15.60 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 11.08 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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