[vsnet-grb 283994] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Feb 18 12:43:53 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 18 Feb 16 03:43:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.136d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.191d {+38d 11' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  43.590d
SLEW_TIME:       13440.00 SOD {03:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17436 TJD;    49 DOY;   16/02/18
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 41
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       331.05d {+22h 04m 12s}  -11.85d {-11d 51' 01"}
SUN_DIST:        150.40 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       94.79d {+06h 19m 11s}  +18.23d {+18d 13' 33"}
MOON_DIST:        64.57 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      79 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.86, 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 239.22,7.53 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.05 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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