[vsnet-grb 222582] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Jan 20 12:58:54 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 20 Jan 14 03:58:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.136d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.198d {+38d 11' 54"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  65.391d
SLEW_TIME:       14340.00 SOD {03:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16677 TJD;    20 DOY;   14/01/20
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 98
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       302.19d {+20h 08m 45s}  -20.15d {-20d 08' 48"}
SUN_DIST:        137.96 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      163.18d {+10h 52m 44s}   +3.00d {+03d 00' 13"}
MOON_DIST:        35.24 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      86 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.84, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.50 [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 341.81,-0.75 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.59 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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