[vsnet-grb 196507] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Feb 19 12:17:16 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 19 Feb 13 03:17:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.130d {+11h 04m 31s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.190d {+38d 11' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  42.141d
SLEW_TIME:       11880.00 SOD {03:18:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16342 TJD;    50 DOY;   13/02/19
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 45
MERIT:           68.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       332.70d {+22h 10m 48s}  -11.25d {-11d 14' 45"}
SUN_DIST:        150.50 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       73.38d {+04h 53m 32s}  +20.53d {+20d 32' 01"}
MOON_DIST:        79.70 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      62 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.86, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.49 [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 233.29,19.09 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.07 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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