[vsnet-grb 200781] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Apr 18 09:50:32 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 18 Apr 13 00:50:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.098d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.189d {+38d 11' 22"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 321.186d
SLEW_TIME:       3060.00 SOD {00:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16400 TJD;   108 DOY;   13/04/18
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 66
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        26.16d {+01h 44m 38s}  +10.82d {+10d 49' 10"}
SUN_DIST:        118.50 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      113.64d {+07h 34m 33s}  +16.77d {+16d 45' 59"}
MOON_DIST:        50.57 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      45 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 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 223.56,6.28 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.47 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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