[vsnet-grb 221207] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Jan 2 22:15:46 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 02 Jan 14 13:15:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.138d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.208d {+38d 12' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  86.979d
SLEW_TIME:       47760.00 SOD {13:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16659 TJD;     2 DOY;   14/01/02
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [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:       283.11d {+18h 52m 26s}  -22.89d {-22d 53' 22"}
SUN_DIST:        124.52 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      298.53d {+19h 54m 06s}  -15.81d {-15d 48' 46"}
MOON_DIST:       132.58 [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 205.58,-13.86 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.07 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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