[vsnet-grb 218723] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Dec 2 02:27:54 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 01 Dec 13 17:27:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.869d {+12h 59m 29s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.990d {-03d 59' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 112.176d
SLEW_TIME:       62880.00 SOD {17:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16627 TJD;   335 DOY;   13/12/01
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        abell 1651 offset 
TGT_NUM:         49401,   Seg_Num: 66
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       248.03d {+16h 32m 07s}  -21.90d {-21d 54' 02"}
SUN_DIST:         54.29 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      229.93d {+15h 19m 44s}  -17.01d {-17d 00' 27"}
MOON_DIST:        36.56 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
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 168.30,-1.62 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 11.06 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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