[vsnet-grb 258669] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Apr 17 13:30:26 JST 2015


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 17 Apr 15 04:30:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.093d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.190d {+38d 11' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 320.344d
SLEW_TIME:       16260.00 SOD {04:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17129 TJD;   107 DOY;   15/04/17
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 208
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        24.92d {+01h 39m 41s}  +10.35d {+10d 21' 08"}
SUN_DIST:        119.60 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        4.29d {+00h 17m 11s}   +2.25d {+02d 15' 03"}
MOON_DIST:       136.35 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 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 175.44,-1.42 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.56 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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