[vsnet-grb 279060] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Dec 21 23:17:21 JST 2015


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 21 Dec 15 14:17:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.211d {+38d 12' 39"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  94.170d
SLEW_TIME:       51480.00 SOD {14:18:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17377 TJD;   355 DOY;   15/12/21
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       269.33d {+17h 57m 19s}  -23.44d {-23d 26' 06"}
SUN_DIST:        114.04 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       37.30d {+02h 29m 13s}  +11.07d {+11d 03' 56"}
MOON_DIST:       111.59 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      82 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.81, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.52 [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 173.54,12.02 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.98 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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