[vsnet-grb 200633] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Apr 16 09:44:22 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 16 Apr 13 00:44:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.098d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.189d {+38d 11' 21"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 321.960d
SLEW_TIME:       2700.00 SOD {00:45:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16398 TJD;   106 DOY;   13/04/16
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 64
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        24.30d {+01h 37m 12s}  +10.11d {+10d 06' 51"}
SUN_DIST:        120.12 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       88.82d {+05h 55m 18s}  +19.85d {+19d 51' 18"}
MOON_DIST:        68.26 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      27 [%]
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 222.19,12.35 [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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