[vsnet-grb 200870] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Apr 19 11:29:41 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 19 Apr 13 02:29:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.098d {+11h 04m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.189d {+38d 11' 20"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 323.088d
SLEW_TIME:       9000.00 SOD {02:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16401 TJD;   109 DOY;   13/04/19
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 67
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        27.15d {+01h 48m 37s}  +11.19d {+11d 11' 27"}
SUN_DIST:        117.63 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      126.64d {+08h 26m 34s}  +13.85d {+13d 50' 45"}
MOON_DIST:        42.61 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      56 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 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 200.37,2.62 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.49 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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