[vsnet-grb 228062] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Mar 29 10:21:48 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 29 Mar 14 01:21:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.093d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.190d {+38d 11' 24"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 319.275d
SLEW_TIME:       4920.00 SOD {01:22:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16745 TJD;    88 DOY;   14/03/29
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 122
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:         7.61d {+00h 30m 26s}   +3.28d {+03d 17' 03"}
SUN_DIST:        134.14 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      345.16d {+23h 00m 39s}   -2.56d {-02d 33' 23"}
MOON_DIST:       144.43 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.21, 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 260.15,16.23 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.56 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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