[vsnet-grb 280930] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Jan 13 18:38:05 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 13 Jan 16 09:38:05 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.144d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.201d {+38d 12' 04"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  71.757d
SLEW_TIME:       34696.00 SOD {09:38:16.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17400 TJD;    13 DOY;   16/01/13
OBS_TIME:        1161.00 [sec]   (=19.4 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 19
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       294.43d {+19h 37m 43s}  -21.54d {-21d 32' 18"}
SUN_DIST:        132.67 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      336.80d {+22h 27m 13s}   -7.91d {-07d 54' 26"}
MOON_DIST:       148.58 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      13 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.83, 65.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.25, 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 238.38,-12.88 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.51 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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