[vsnet-grb 260087] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue May 5 15:51:58 JST 2015


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 05 May 15 06:51:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.091d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.192d {+38d 11' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 312.806d
SLEW_TIME:       24720.00 SOD {06:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17147 TJD;   125 DOY;   15/05/05
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         92204,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        42.02d {+02h 48m 04s}  +16.18d {+16d 10' 51"}
SUN_DIST:        104.70 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      236.39d {+15h 45m 33s}  -15.94d {-15d 56' 14"}
MOON_DIST:        84.94 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
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 133.57,-13.21 [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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