[vsnet-grb 230260] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Apr 26 11:45:42 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 26 Apr 14 02:45:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.091d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.191d {+38d 11' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 314.709d
SLEW_TIME:       9960.00 SOD {02:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16773 TJD;   116 DOY;   14/04/26
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 138
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        33.50d {+02h 14m 00s}  +13.46d {+13d 27' 22"}
SUN_DIST:        112.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      354.96d {+23h 39m 50s}   +0.84d {+00d 50' 21"}
MOON_DIST:       140.23 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      12 [%]
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 210.87,-19.12 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.54 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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