[vsnet-grb 197155] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Feb 27 17:31:22 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 27 Feb 13 08:31:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.123d {+11h 04m 30s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.186d {+38d 11' 09"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  23.301d
SLEW_TIME:       30720.00 SOD {08:32:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16350 TJD;    58 DOY;   13/02/27
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 47
MERIT:           68.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       340.51d {+22h 42m 03s}   -8.23d {-08d 13' 41"}
SUN_DIST:        149.66 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      176.05d {+11h 44m 12s}   -2.68d {-02d 40' 37"}
MOON_DIST:        41.78 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 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 165.32,-2.87 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.34 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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