[vsnet-grb 280527] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Jan 8 20:33:44 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 08 Jan 16 11:33:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.205d {+38d 12' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  80.271d
SLEW_TIME:       41640.00 SOD {11:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17395 TJD;     8 DOY;   16/01/08
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 14
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       289.08d {+19h 16m 20s}  -22.28d {-22d 16' 39"}
SUN_DIST:        128.86 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      267.93d {+17h 51m 43s}  -18.41d {-18d 24' 24"}
MOON_DIST:       110.15 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.82, 65.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.51 [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 213.14,-19.67 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.32 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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