[vsnet-grb 196038] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Feb 12 16:50:51 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 12 Feb 13 07:50:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.134d {+11h 04m 32s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.194d {+38d 11' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  53.205d
SLEW_TIME:       28260.00 SOD {07:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16335 TJD;    43 DOY;   13/02/12
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         80050,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       326.08d {+21h 44m 19s}  -13.60d {-13d 35' 56"}
SUN_DIST:        149.61 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      349.09d {+23h 16m 23s}   +0.04d {+00d 02' 21"}
MOON_DIST:       141.75 [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 179.03,19.68 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.85 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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