[vsnet-grb 230573] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Apr 30 08:59:18 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 29 Apr 14 23:59:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.085d {+11h 04m 20s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.197d {+38d 11' 49"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 298.264d
SLEW_TIME:       0.00 SOD {00:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16777 TJD;   120 DOY;   14/04/30
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 147
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        37.18d {+02h 28m 44s}  +14.68d {+14d 40' 53"}
SUN_DIST:        108.88 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       46.72d {+03h 06m 53s}  +15.52d {+15d 31' 04"}
MOON_DIST:       102.05 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.87, 65.01 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.20, 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 347.73,5.26 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.40 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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