[vsnet-grb 224535] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Feb 15 12:56:15 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 15 Feb 14 03:56:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.137d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.193d {+38d 11' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  49.554d
SLEW_TIME:       14220.00 SOD {03:57:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16703 TJD;    46 DOY;   14/02/15
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 107
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       328.62d {+21h 54m 28s}  -12.72d {-12d 43' 15"}
SUN_DIST:        150.11 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      148.87d {+09h 55m 28s}   +7.88d {+07d 52' 52"}
MOON_DIST:        34.10 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.85, 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 233.66,20.47 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.95 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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