[vsnet-grb 228892] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Apr 9 07:12:38 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 08 Apr 14 22:12:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.090d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.191d {+38d 11' 29"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 314.353d
SLEW_TIME:       79980.00 SOD {22:13:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16755 TJD;    98 DOY;   14/04/08
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 129
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        17.53d {+01h 10m 07s}   +7.44d {+07d 26' 19"}
SUN_DIST:        125.95 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      127.13d {+08h 28m 31s}  +13.67d {+13d 40' 17"}
MOON_DIST:        42.38 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      65 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 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 349.43,-0.72 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.53 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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