[vsnet-grb 195754] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Feb 8 16:40:20 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 08 Feb 13 07:40:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.135d {+11h 04m 32s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.197d {+38d 11' 49"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  61.431d
SLEW_TIME:       27660.00 SOD {07:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16331 TJD;    39 DOY;   13/02/08
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 42
MERIT:           68.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       322.12d {+21h 28m 29s}  -14.91d {-14d 54' 19"}
SUN_DIST:        148.45 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      294.17d {+19h 36m 41s}  -17.08d {-17d 04' 53"}
MOON_DIST:       130.00 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.85, 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 182.83,14.14 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.68 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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