[vsnet-grb 203078] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu May 16 14:06:19 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 16 May 13 05:06:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.093d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.194d {+38d 11' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 307.118d
SLEW_TIME:       18420.00 SOD {05:07:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16428 TJD;   136 DOY;   13/05/16
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [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:        53.17d {+03h 32m 41s}  +19.14d {+19d 08' 10"}
SUN_DIST:         95.13 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      124.20d {+08h 16m 48s}  +14.42d {+14d 24' 55"}
MOON_DIST:        44.01 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      31 [%]
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 137.77,1.27 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.34 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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