[vsnet-grb 282456] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Jan 31 09:29:46 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 31 Jan 16 00:29:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.138d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.193d {+38d 11' 34"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  50.340d
SLEW_TIME:       1800.00 SOD {00:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17418 TJD;    31 DOY;   16/01/31
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 29
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       313.00d {+20h 52m 00s}  -17.59d {-17d 35' 25"}
SUN_DIST:        144.39 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      207.36d {+13h 49m 25s}   -7.99d {-07d 59' 10"}
MOON_DIST:        59.84 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      61 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.85, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.25, 29.50 [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 12.15,20.38 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.93 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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