[vsnet-grb 194959] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Jan 28 16:15:57 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 28 Jan 13 07:15:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.136d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.198d {+38d 11' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  63.206d
SLEW_TIME:       26160.00 SOD {07:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16320 TJD;    28 DOY;   13/01/28
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 39
MERIT:           68.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       310.95d {+20h 43m 49s}  -18.13d {-18d 07' 42"}
SUN_DIST:        143.30 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      142.17d {+09h 28m 41s}   +9.61d {+09d 36' 40"}
MOON_DIST:        35.82 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
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 215.97,-6.48 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.64 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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