[vsnet-grb 219503] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Dec 11 20:15:19 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 11 Dec 13 11:15:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.138d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.213d {+38d 12' 47"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  99.663d
SLEW_TIME:       40560.00 SOD {11:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16637 TJD;   345 DOY;   13/12/11
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 82
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       258.66d {+17h 14m 39s}  -23.03d {-23d 01' 38"}
SUN_DIST:        105.72 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       10.34d {+00h 41m 21s}   +6.89d {+06d 53' 26"}
MOON_DIST:       129.73 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      69 [%]
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 252.00,18.56 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.74 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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