[vsnet-grb 219021] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Dec 5 15:14:58 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 05 Dec 13 06:14:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.138d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.214d {+38d 12' 50"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 101.546d
SLEW_TIME:       22500.00 SOD {06:15:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16631 TJD;   339 DOY;   13/12/05
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 79
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       251.86d {+16h 47m 26s}  -22.39d {-22d 23' 21"}
SUN_DIST:        100.29 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      285.16d {+19h 00m 38s}  -17.98d {-17d 59' 02"}
MOON_DIST:       123.46 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      7 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.81, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.23, 29.52 [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 314.63,0.65 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.70 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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