[vsnet-grb 258983] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Apr 21 05:42:40 JST 2015


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 20 Apr 15 20:42:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.087d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.194d {+38d 11' 39"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 305.608d
SLEW_TIME:       74580.00 SOD {20:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17132 TJD;   110 DOY;   15/04/20
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 211
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        28.34d {+01h 53m 22s}  +11.63d {+11d 37' 45"}
SUN_DIST:        116.61 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       57.20d {+03h 48m 49s}  +16.00d {+15d 59' 55"}
MOON_DIST:        94.44 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      6 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.20, 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 14.57,-18.65 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.47 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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