[vsnet-grb 255713] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Mar 13 13:31:37 JST 2015


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 13 Mar 15 04:31:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.120d {+11h 04m 29s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.184d {+38d 11' 04"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  11.761d
SLEW_TIME:       16320.00 SOD {04:32:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17094 TJD;    72 DOY;   15/03/13
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 187
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       352.91d {+23h 31m 38s}   -3.06d {-03d 03' 49"}
SUN_DIST:        144.45 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      254.71d {+16h 58m 51s}  -17.80d {-17d 48' 05"}
MOON_DIST:        99.64 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      56 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.04 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.23, 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 223.29,-15.14 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.45 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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