[vsnet-grb 224969] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Feb 20 11:22:41 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 20 Feb 14 02:22:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.135d {+11h 04m 32s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.191d {+38d 11' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  43.743d
SLEW_TIME:       8580.00 SOD {02:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16708 TJD;    51 DOY;   14/02/20
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 108
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       333.39d {+22h 13m 33s}  -10.99d {-10d 59' 19"}
SUN_DIST:        150.50 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      207.20d {+13h 48m 49s}  -11.24d {-11d 14' 30"}
MOON_DIST:        62.41 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      77 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.86, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.49 [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 251.00,16.50 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.05 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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