[vsnet-grb 227927] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Mar 27 16:26:27 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 27 Mar 14 07:26:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.104d {+11h 04m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.185d {+38d 11' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 343.803d
SLEW_TIME:       26820.00 SOD {07:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16743 TJD;    86 DOY;   14/03/27
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 121
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:         6.02d {+00h 24m 04s}   +2.60d {+02d 36' 06"}
SUN_DIST:        135.39 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      320.77d {+21h 23m 06s}  -10.27d {-10d 16' 15"}
MOON_DIST:       143.97 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      16 [%]
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 144.47,5.79 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.60 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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