[vsnet-grb 194065] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Jan 15 17:47:22 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 15 Jan 13 08:47:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.137d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.202d {+38d 12' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  72.928d
SLEW_TIME:       31680.00 SOD {08:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16307 TJD;    15 DOY;   13/01/15
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [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:       297.33d {+19h 49m 19s}  -21.06d {-21d 03' 45"}
SUN_DIST:        134.72 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      342.19d {+22h 48m 45s}   -2.35d {-02d 21' 06"}
MOON_DIST:       144.02 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      16 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.83, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.51 [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 313.23,0.22 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.42 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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