[vsnet-grb 175108] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun May 13 12:44:25 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 13 May 12 03:44:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.093d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.195d {+38d 11' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 302.512d
SLEW_TIME:       13500.00 SOD {03:45:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16060 TJD;   134 DOY;   12/05/13
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 132
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        50.39d {+03h 21m 33s}  +18.47d {+18d 28' 05"}
SUN_DIST:         97.47 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      326.25d {+21h 45m 01s}   -8.00d {-08d 00' 05"}
MOON_DIST:       144.87 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      47 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.87, 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 227.17,16.00 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.28 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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