[vsnet-grb 198557] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Mar 18 10:31:20 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 18 Mar 13 01:31:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.100d {+11h 04m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.188d {+38d 11' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 328.616d
SLEW_TIME:       5520.00 SOD {01:32:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16369 TJD;    77 DOY;   13/03/18
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 52
MERIT:           68.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       357.81d {+23h 51m 15s}   -0.95d {-00d 56' 50"}
SUN_DIST:        141.35 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       68.21d {+04h 32m 51s}  +19.98d {+19d 58' 43"}
MOON_DIST:        83.85 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      35 [%]
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 305.72,4.07 [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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