[vsnet-grb 283790] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Feb 16 10:08:52 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 16 Feb 16 01:08:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.123d {+11h 04m 30s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.185d {+38d 11' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  17.601d
SLEW_TIME:       4140.00 SOD {01:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17434 TJD;    47 DOY;   16/02/16
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 40
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       329.01d {+21h 56m 02s}  -12.58d {-12d 35' 01"}
SUN_DIST:        150.18 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       65.06d {+04h 20m 16s}  +16.35d {+16d 20' 47"}
MOON_DIST:        88.51 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      58 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.49 [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 22.00,-18.87 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.40 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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