[vsnet-grb 200797] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Apr 18 14:40:37 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 18 Apr 13 05:40:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.099d {+11h 04m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.188d {+38d 11' 18"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 324.841d
SLEW_TIME:       20460.00 SOD {05:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16400 TJD;   108 DOY;   13/04/18
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [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:        26.35d {+01h 45m 23s}  +10.89d {+10d 53' 23"}
SUN_DIST:        118.34 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      116.10d {+07h 44m 23s}  +16.28d {+16d 16' 43"}
MOON_DIST:        48.96 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      47 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.22, 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 156.76,3.65 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.50 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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