[vsnet-grb 230839] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat May 3 07:13:55 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 02 May 14 22:13:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.089d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.192d {+38d 11' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 311.085d
SLEW_TIME:       80040.00 SOD {22:14:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16779 TJD;   122 DOY;   14/05/02
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 150
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        39.98d {+02h 39m 55s}  +15.56d {+15d 33' 53"}
SUN_DIST:        106.45 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       85.71d {+05h 42m 51s}  +18.89d {+18d 53' 27"}
MOON_DIST:        71.23 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      14 [%]
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 339.02,0.88 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.51 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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