[vsnet-grb 200727] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Apr 17 16:12:23 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 17 Apr 13 07:12:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.096d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.190d {+38d 11' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 317.613d
SLEW_TIME:       25980.00 SOD {07:13:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16399 TJD;   107 DOY;   13/04/17
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 65
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        25.48d {+01h 41m 54s}  +10.56d {+10d 33' 44"}
SUN_DIST:        119.09 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      104.61d {+06h 58m 26s}  +18.28d {+18d 16' 50"}
MOON_DIST:        56.76 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      38 [%]
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 127.98,8.31 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.45 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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