[vsnet-grb 202273] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon May 6 08:59:24 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 05 May 13 23:59:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.094d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.193d {+38d 11' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 308.691d
SLEW_TIME:       0.00 SOD {00:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16418 TJD;   126 DOY;   13/05/06
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 74
MERIT:           68.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        43.17d {+02h 52m 41s}  +16.52d {+16d 31' 15"}
SUN_DIST:        103.68 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      357.76d {+23h 51m 03s}   +3.30d {+03d 17' 52"}
MOON_DIST:       137.24 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      16 [%]
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 239.37,-16.48 [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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