[vsnet-grb 203072] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu May 16 12:33:52 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 16 May 13 03:33:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.093d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.195d {+38d 11' 41"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 304.261d
SLEW_TIME:       12840.00 SOD {03:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16428 TJD;   136 DOY;   13/05/16
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 76
MERIT:           68.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        53.11d {+03h 32m 25s}  +19.12d {+19d 07' 16"}
SUN_DIST:         95.18 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      123.43d {+08h 13m 43s}  +14.60d {+14d 36' 07"}
MOON_DIST:        44.46 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      30 [%]
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 175.80,6.61 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.30 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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