[vsnet-grb 220345] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Dec 22 23:48:59 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 22 Dec 13 14:48:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.869d {+12h 59m 29s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.992d {-03d 59' 29"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 109.589d
SLEW_TIME:       53340.00 SOD {14:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16648 TJD;   356 DOY;   13/12/22
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        abell 1651 offset 
TGT_NUM:         49401,   Seg_Num: 73
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       271.00d {+18h 04m 00s}  -23.43d {-23d 26' 01"}
SUN_DIST:         75.50 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      148.32d {+09h 53m 16s}   +7.80d {+07d 47' 57"}
MOON_DIST:        48.11 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      77 [%]
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 225.66,0.68 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 11.12 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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