[vsnet-grb 196512] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Feb 19 13:53:38 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 19 Feb 13 04:53:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.131d {+11h 04m 31s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.191d {+38d 11' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  44.057d
SLEW_TIME:       17640.00 SOD {04:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16342 TJD;    50 DOY;   13/02/19
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [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:       332.76d {+22h 11m 03s}  -11.22d {-11d 13' 19"}
SUN_DIST:        150.50 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       74.23d {+04h 56m 54s}  +20.56d {+20d 33' 32"}
MOON_DIST:        79.05 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      63 [%]
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 209.62,18.97 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.03 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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