[vsnet-grb 200676] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Apr 16 23:00:52 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 16 Apr 13 14:00:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.095d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.191d {+38d 11' 29"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 314.593d
SLEW_TIME:       50460.00 SOD {14:01:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16398 TJD;   106 DOY;   13/04/16
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [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:        24.81d {+01h 39m 15s}  +10.31d {+10d 18' 36"}
SUN_DIST:        119.67 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       95.73d {+06h 22m 56s}  +19.34d {+19d 20' 14"}
MOON_DIST:        63.15 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      32 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.02 [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 122.25,-19.05 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.42 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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