[vsnet-grb 175586] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat May 19 12:46:30 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 19 May 12 03:46:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.092d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.196d {+38d 11' 46"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 300.372d
SLEW_TIME:       13620.00 SOD {03:47:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16066 TJD;   140 DOY;   12/05/19
OBS_TIME:        1440.00 [sec]   (=24.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 135
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        56.34d {+03h 45m 21s}  +19.84d {+19d 50' 26"}
SUN_DIST:         92.44 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       35.45d {+02h 21m 48s}  +16.62d {+16d 37' 10"}
MOON_DIST:       108.42 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
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 148.90,7.00 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.25 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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