[vsnet-grb 279207] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Dec 23 21:22:14 JST 2015


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 23 Dec 15 12:22:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.212d {+38d 12' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  96.326d
SLEW_TIME:       44580.00 SOD {12:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17379 TJD;   357 DOY;   15/12/23
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 250
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       271.46d {+18h 05m 50s}  -23.43d {-23d 25' 47"}
SUN_DIST:        115.69 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       64.93d {+04h 19m 44s}  +16.63d {+16d 37' 51"}
MOON_DIST:        88.44 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
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 156.19,18.79 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.92 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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