[vsnet-grb 201972] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu May 2 15:16:46 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 02 May 13 06:16:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.094d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.193d {+38d 11' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 309.410d
SLEW_TIME:       22620.00 SOD {06:17:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16414 TJD;   122 DOY;   13/05/02
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [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:        39.57d {+02h 38m 18s}  +15.44d {+15d 26' 22"}
SUN_DIST:        106.79 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      310.25d {+20h 41m 00s}  -12.88d {-12d 52' 45"}
MOON_DIST:       139.27 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      52 [%]
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 153.63,-19.70 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.36 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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