[vsnet-grb 262106] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat May 30 06:30:44 JST 2015


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 29 May 15 21:30:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.085d {+11h 04m 20s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.198d {+38d 11' 52"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 296.138d
SLEW_TIME:       77460.00 SOD {21:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17171 TJD;   149 DOY;   15/05/29
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 227
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        66.44d {+04h 25m 47s}  +21.67d {+21d 40' 18"}
SUN_DIST:         84.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      202.57d {+13h 30m 16s}   -8.07d {-08d 04' 11"}
MOON_DIST:        57.22 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      86 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.87, 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 230.52,18.93 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.38 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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