[vsnet-grb 260200] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu May 7 07:46:32 JST 2015


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 06 May 15 22:46:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.088d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.194d {+38d 11' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 307.056d
SLEW_TIME:       82020.00 SOD {22:47:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17148 TJD;   126 DOY;   15/05/06
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 216
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        43.62d {+02h 54m 29s}  +16.65d {+16d 39' 03"}
SUN_DIST:        103.31 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      258.74d {+17h 14m 57s}  -18.15d {-18d 09' 03"}
MOON_DIST:       102.95 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      92 [%]
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 251.77,-10.20 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.48 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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