[vsnet-grb 175429] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu May 17 12:39:44 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 17 May 12 03:39:43 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: 302.162d
SLEW_TIME:       13200.00 SOD {03:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16064 TJD;   138 DOY;   12/05/17
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 134
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        54.34d {+03h 37m 22s}  +19.40d {+19d 24' 14"}
SUN_DIST:         94.12 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       12.07d {+00h 48m 18s}   +9.62d {+09d 37' 13"}
MOON_DIST:       126.51 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      13 [%]
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 153.98,2.50 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.27 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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