[vsnet-grb 172877] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Apr 14 02:39:42 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 13 Apr 12 17:39:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.099d {+11h 04m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.188d {+38d 11' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 324.124d
SLEW_TIME:       63600.00 SOD {17:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16030 TJD;   104 DOY;   12/04/13
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 115
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        22.40d {+01h 29m 36s}   +9.38d {+09d 22' 49"}
SUN_DIST:        121.75 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      298.89d {+19h 55m 34s}  -16.69d {-16d 41' 35"}
MOON_DIST:       133.44 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      47 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.22, 29.48 [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 343.40,12.76 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.49 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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