[vsnet-grb 202431] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed May 8 09:14:38 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 08 May 13 00:14:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.094d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.193d {+38d 11' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 308.340d
SLEW_TIME:       900.00 SOD {00:15:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16420 TJD;   128 DOY;   13/05/08
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 75
MERIT:           68.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        45.12d {+03h 00m 29s}  +17.08d {+17d 04' 34"}
SUN_DIST:        102.00 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       22.14d {+01h 28m 34s}  +11.36d {+11d 21' 36"}
MOON_DIST:       120.23 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
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 272.10,0.11 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.35 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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