[vsnet-grb 230596] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Apr 30 14:56:15 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 30 Apr 14 05:56:14 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: 315.237d
SLEW_TIME:       21420.00 SOD {05:57:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16777 TJD;   120 DOY;   14/04/30
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [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:        37.42d {+02h 29m 40s}  +14.76d {+14d 45' 27"}
SUN_DIST:        108.68 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       50.05d {+03h 20m 13s}  +16.11d {+16d 06' 45"}
MOON_DIST:        99.37 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
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 157.73,-20.44 [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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