[vsnet-grb 198065] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Mar 12 08:59:22 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 11 Mar 13 23:59:21 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: 333.983d
SLEW_TIME:       0.00 SOD {00:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16363 TJD;    71 DOY;   13/03/12
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         80050,   Seg_Num: 11
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       352.26d {+23h 29m 02s}   -3.34d {-03d 20' 27"}
SUN_DIST:        144.80 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      352.61d {+23h 30m 26s}   +1.24d {+01d 14' 31"}
MOON_DIST:       140.21 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
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 43.51,12.98 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.54 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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