[vsnet-grb 225901] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Mar 3 08:47:34 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 02 Mar 14 23:47:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.102d {+11h 04m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.185d {+38d 11' 07"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 340.043d
SLEW_TIME:       85680.00 SOD {23:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16719 TJD;    62 DOY;   14/03/03
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 112
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       343.69d {+22h 54m 47s}   -6.94d {-06d 56' 19"}
SUN_DIST:        148.74 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        3.70d {+00h 14m 47s}   +3.90d {+03d 54' 12"}
MOON_DIST:       135.00 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.22, 29.48 [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 34.79,-13.78 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.61 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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