[vsnet-grb 261237] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed May 20 03:51:29 JST 2015


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 19 May 15 18:51:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.087d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.196d {+38d 11' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 301.050d
SLEW_TIME:       67920.00 SOD {18:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17161 TJD;   139 DOY;   15/05/19
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         92204,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:        56.24d {+03h 44m 58s}  +19.82d {+19d 49' 11"}
SUN_DIST:         92.56 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       78.84d {+05h 15m 21s}  +18.20d {+18d 11' 54"}
MOON_DIST:        76.95 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
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 280.99,14.55 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.41 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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