[vsnet-grb 219821] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Dec 15 15:21:59 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Dec 13 06:21:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.138d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.212d {+38d 12' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  96.557d
SLEW_TIME:       22920.00 SOD {06:22:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16641 TJD;   349 DOY;   13/12/15
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 84
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       262.85d {+17h 31m 24s}  -23.27d {-23d 16' 26"}
SUN_DIST:        109.03 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       58.07d {+03h 52m 17s}  +18.12d {+18d 06' 58"}
MOON_DIST:        92.42 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.81, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.51 [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 270.61,12.82 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.82 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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