[vsnet-grb 200373] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Apr 12 14:25:52 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 12 Apr 13 05:25:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.101d {+11h 04m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.188d {+38d 11' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 328.690d
SLEW_TIME:       19560.00 SOD {05:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16394 TJD;   102 DOY;   13/04/12
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         80050,   Seg_Num: 18
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        20.79d {+01h 23m 08s}   +8.75d {+08d 44' 43"}
SUN_DIST:        123.16 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       40.84d {+02h 43m 21s}  +16.04d {+16d 02' 39"}
MOON_DIST:       105.54 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
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 162.17,17.17 [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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