[vsnet-grb 197548] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Mar 5 08:29:38 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 04 Mar 13 23:29:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.104d {+11h 04m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.186d {+38d 11' 09"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 337.593d
SLEW_TIME:       84600.00 SOD {23:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16355 TJD;    63 DOY;   13/03/04
OBS_TIME:        1380.00 [sec]   (=23.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         80050,   Seg_Num: 7
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       345.77d {+23h 03m 05s}   -6.08d {-06d 04' 51"}
SUN_DIST:        147.96 [deg]   Sun_angle= 12.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      254.37d {+16h 57m 29s}  -20.37d {-20d 22' 06"}
MOON_DIST:       100.96 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      49 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.22, 29.48 [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 15.03,-16.69 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.56 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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