[vsnet-grb 202130] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat May 4 12:07:29 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 04 May 13 03:07:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.094d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.193d {+38d 11' 34"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 309.623d
SLEW_TIME:       11280.00 SOD {03:08:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16416 TJD;   124 DOY;   13/05/04
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 73
MERIT:           68.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        41.37d {+02h 45m 28s}  +15.99d {+15d 59' 16"}
SUN_DIST:        105.24 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      334.74d {+22h 18m 58s}   -5.04d {-05d 02' 14"}
MOON_DIST:       145.29 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      32 [%]
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 194.64,-18.69 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.37 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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