[vsnet-grb 221199] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Jan 2 20:39:24 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 02 Jan 14 11:39:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.138d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.206d {+38d 12' 20"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  82.524d
SLEW_TIME:       42000.00 SOD {11:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16659 TJD;     2 DOY;   14/01/02
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 91
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       283.04d {+18h 52m 08s}  -22.90d {-22d 53' 44"}
SUN_DIST:        124.46 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      297.49d {+19h 49m 58s}  -16.02d {-16d 01' 00"}
MOON_DIST:       131.91 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.82, 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 228.99,-13.54 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.18 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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