[vsnet-grb 197554] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Mar 5 10:14:52 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 05 Mar 13 01:14:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.103d {+11h 04m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.186d {+38d 11' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 334.189d
SLEW_TIME:       4500.00 SOD {01:15:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16356 TJD;    64 DOY;   13/03/05
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         80050,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       345.84d {+23h 03m 22s}   -6.05d {-06d 03' 10"}
SUN_DIST:        147.94 [deg]   Sun_angle= 12.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      255.47d {+17h 01m 54s}  -20.39d {-20d 23' 31"}
MOON_DIST:       101.81 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      48 [%]
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 21.31,-7.37 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.55 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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