[vsnet-grb 198331] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Mar 15 15:00:17 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 15 Mar 13 06:00:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.115d {+11h 04m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.184d {+38d 11' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:   3.410d
SLEW_TIME:       21660.00 SOD {06:01:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16366 TJD;    74 DOY;   13/03/15
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 51
MERIT:           68.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       355.24d {+23h 40m 58s}   -2.06d {-02d 03' 33"}
SUN_DIST:        143.03 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       33.00d {+02h 12m 00s}  +14.37d {+14d 22' 14"}
MOON_DIST:       111.68 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      12 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.04 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.23, 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 197.91,-16.43 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.52 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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