[vsnet-grb 230851] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat May 3 10:07:58 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 03 May 14 01:07:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.089d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.192d {+38d 11' 32"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 311.348d
SLEW_TIME:       4080.00 SOD {01:08:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16780 TJD;   123 DOY;   14/05/03
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 151
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        40.10d {+02h 40m 23s}  +15.60d {+15d 36' 01"}
SUN_DIST:        106.35 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       87.29d {+05h 49m 09s}  +18.86d {+18d 51' 27"}
MOON_DIST:        70.03 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      15 [%]
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 229.70,-18.39 [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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