[vsnet-grb 220400] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Dec 23 15:49:42 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 23 Dec 13 06:49:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.870d {+12h 59m 29s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.993d {-03d 59' 32"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 107.154d
SLEW_TIME:       24600.00 SOD {06:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16649 TJD;   357 DOY;   13/12/23
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [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:       271.74d {+18h 06m 58s}  -23.43d {-23d 25' 37"}
SUN_DIST:         76.18 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      155.93d {+10h 23m 44s}   +5.28d {+05d 17' 00"}
MOON_DIST:        40.18 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      72 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      306.81, 58.82 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      195.23,  2.17 [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 344.47,-0.91 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 11.17 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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