[vsnet-grb 251007] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Jan 15 11:13:17 JST 2015


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 15 Jan 15 02:13:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.143d {+11h 04m 34s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.201d {+38d 12' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  70.756d
SLEW_TIME:       8040.00 SOD {02:14:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17037 TJD;    15 DOY;   15/01/15
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 161
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       296.51d {+19h 46m 03s}  -21.20d {-21d 12' 06"}
SUN_DIST:        134.13 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      222.09d {+14h 48m 22s}  -13.50d {-13d 30' 01"}
MOON_DIST:        73.35 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      34 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.83, 65.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.25, 29.51 [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 11.34,-9.72 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.53 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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