[vsnet-grb 198087] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Mar 12 14:59:16 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 12 Mar 13 05:59:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.108d {+11h 04m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.184d {+38d 11' 04"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 346.999d
SLEW_TIME:       21600.00 SOD {06:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16363 TJD;    71 DOY;   13/03/12
OBS_TIME:        1500.00 [sec]   (=25.0 [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:       352.49d {+23h 29m 57s}   -3.24d {-03d 14' 33"}
SUN_DIST:        144.67 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      355.75d {+23h 42m 59s}   +2.40d {+02d 23' 53"}
MOON_DIST:       138.56 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.04 [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 224.79,-15.74 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.57 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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