[vsnet-grb 261419] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri May 22 06:56:25 JST 2015


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 21 May 15 21:56:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.086d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.197d {+38d 11' 47"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 299.461d
SLEW_TIME:       79020.00 SOD {21:57:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17163 TJD;   141 DOY;   15/05/21
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 225
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        58.37d {+03h 53m 29s}  +20.26d {+20d 15' 35"}
SUN_DIST:         90.77 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      108.36d {+07h 13m 27s}  +17.28d {+17d 16' 47"}
MOON_DIST:        54.40 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      16 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.01 [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 230.92,17.42 [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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