[vsnet-grb 230793] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri May 2 19:49:50 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 02 May 14 10:43:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.088d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.193d {+38d 11' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 308.241d
SLEW_TIME:       38640.00 SOD {10:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16779 TJD;   122 DOY;   14/05/02
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 153
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        39.52d {+02h 38m 05s}  +15.42d {+15d 25' 21"}
SUN_DIST:        106.85 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       79.43d {+05h 17m 43s}  +18.89d {+18d 53' 28"}
MOON_DIST:        76.07 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      11 [%]
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 82.85,-19.43 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.49 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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