[vsnet-grb 174954] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri May 11 12:38:56 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 11 May 12 03:38:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.093d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.195d {+38d 11' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 303.519d
SLEW_TIME:       13140.00 SOD {03:39:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16058 TJD;   132 DOY;   12/05/11
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 131
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        48.42d {+03h 13m 41s}  +17.97d {+17d 58' 02"}
SUN_DIST:         99.15 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      300.49d {+20h 01m 57s}  -16.19d {-16d 11' 15"}
MOON_DIST:       134.35 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      68 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.21, 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 235.11,13.68 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.29 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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