[vsnet-grb 200791] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Apr 18 13:02:17 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 18 Apr 13 04:02:17 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: 321.450d
SLEW_TIME:       14580.00 SOD {04:03:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16400 TJD;   108 DOY;   13/04/18
OBS_TIME:        1560.00 [sec]   (=26.0 [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:        26.28d {+01h 45m 08s}  +10.87d {+10d 51' 58"}
SUN_DIST:        118.39 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      115.26d {+07h 41m 03s}  +16.45d {+16d 26' 50"}
MOON_DIST:        49.50 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      47 [%]
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 173.93,6.50 [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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