[vsnet-grb 201416] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Apr 26 16:47:53 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 26 Apr 13 07:47:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.095d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.191d {+38d 11' 29"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 314.103d
SLEW_TIME:       28080.00 SOD {07:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16408 TJD;   116 DOY;   13/04/26
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 70
MERIT:           68.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        33.93d {+02h 15m 42s}  +13.60d {+13d 36' 06"}
SUN_DIST:        111.71 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      220.45d {+14h 41m 48s}  -16.15d {-16d 08' 41"}
MOON_DIST:        74.29 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
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 166.62,-20.39 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.42 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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