[vsnet-grb 200437] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Apr 13 12:48:21 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 13 Apr 13 03:48:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.099d {+11h 04m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.189d {+38d 11' 20"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 322.613d
SLEW_TIME:       13740.00 SOD {03:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16395 TJD;   103 DOY;   13/04/13
OBS_TIME:        1620.00 [sec]   (=27.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         80050,   Seg_Num: 19
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        21.64d {+01h 26m 35s}   +9.08d {+09d 05' 03"}
SUN_DIST:        122.42 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       52.56d {+03h 30m 15s}  +18.15d {+18d 08' 55"}
MOON_DIST:        96.23 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      7 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.21, 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 172.49,18.32 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.48 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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