[vsnet-grb 220384] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Dec 23 10:47:49 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 23 Dec 13 01:47:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.869d {+12h 59m 29s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.990d {-03d 59' 24"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 112.998d
SLEW_TIME:       6480.00 SOD {01:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16649 TJD;   357 DOY;   13/12/23
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        abell 1651 offset 
TGT_NUM:         49401,   Seg_Num: 73
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       271.51d {+18h 06m 02s}  -23.43d {-23d 25' 46"}
SUN_DIST:         75.97 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      153.54d {+10h 14m 10s}   +6.09d {+06d 05' 15"}
MOON_DIST:        42.67 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      74 [%]
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 10.83,15.64 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 11.04 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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