[vsnet-grb 201968] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu May 2 13:40:24 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 02 May 13 04:40:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.096d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.191d {+38d 11' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 315.151d
SLEW_TIME:       16860.00 SOD {04:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16414 TJD;   122 DOY;   13/05/02
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 72
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        39.51d {+02h 38m 02s}  +15.42d {+15d 25' 10"}
SUN_DIST:        106.85 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      309.33d {+20h 37m 19s}  -13.13d {-13d 07' 52"}
MOON_DIST:       138.81 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      53 [%]
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 177.21,-19.79 [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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