[vsnet-grb 230578] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Apr 30 10:31:44 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 30 Apr 14 01:31:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.086d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.196d {+38d 11' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 301.806d
SLEW_TIME:       5520.00 SOD {01:32:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16777 TJD;   120 DOY;   14/04/30
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [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:        37.24d {+02h 28m 58s}  +14.70d {+14d 42' 04"}
SUN_DIST:        108.82 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       47.59d {+03h 10m 20s}  +15.68d {+15d 40' 37"}
MOON_DIST:       101.36 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.02 [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 311.41,0.55 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.43 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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