[vsnet-grb 225160] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Feb 22 09:48:39 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 22 Feb 14 00:48:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.133d {+11h 04m 32s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.189d {+38d 11' 21"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  37.998d
SLEW_TIME:       2940.00 SOD {00:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16710 TJD;    53 DOY;   14/02/22
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 109
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       335.24d {+22h 20m 58s}  -10.29d {-10d 17' 23"}
SUN_DIST:        150.45 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      232.87d {+15h 31m 29s}  -16.76d {-16d 45' 42"}
MOON_DIST:        83.00 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      58 [%]
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 274.95,12.59 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.14 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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