[vsnet-grb 194063] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Jan 15 17:22:47 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 15 Jan 13 08:22:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.137d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.200d {+38d 11' 59"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  68.431d
SLEW_TIME:       30180.00 SOD {08:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16307 TJD;    15 DOY;   13/01/15
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 33
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       297.31d {+19h 49m 14s}  -21.07d {-21d 03' 57"}
SUN_DIST:        134.70 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      341.97d {+22h 47m 53s}   -2.43d {-02d 26' 02"}
MOON_DIST:       144.08 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      16 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.84, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.50 [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 227.52,-20.50 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.53 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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