[vsnet-grb 201421] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Apr 26 18:15:24 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 26 Apr 13 09:15:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.096d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.191d {+38d 11' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 315.815d
SLEW_TIME:       33360.00 SOD {09:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16408 TJD;   116 DOY;   13/04/26
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [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:        33.98d {+02h 15m 56s}  +13.62d {+13d 37' 16"}
SUN_DIST:        111.67 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      221.36d {+14h 45m 26s}  -16.34d {-16d 20' 10"}
MOON_DIST:        75.02 [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 110.51,-18.28 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.43 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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