[vsnet-grb 220425] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Dec 24 01:30:51 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 23 Dec 13 16:30:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.869d {+12h 59m 29s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -3.991d {-03d 59' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 109.930d
SLEW_TIME:       59460.00 SOD {16:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16649 TJD;   357 DOY;   13/12/23
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [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:       272.19d {+18h 08m 46s}  -23.42d {-23d 25' 17"}
SUN_DIST:         76.59 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      160.54d {+10h 42m 09s}   +3.71d {+03d 42' 21"}
MOON_DIST:        35.35 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      68 [%]
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 214.88,-7.74 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 11.10 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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