[vsnet-grb 288701] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Apr 12 07:46:28 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 11 Apr 16 22:46:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.090d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.192d {+38d 11' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 312.461d
SLEW_TIME:       82020.00 SOD {22:47:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17489 TJD;   102 DOY;   16/04/11
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 61
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        20.78d {+01h 23m 08s}   +8.74d {+08d 44' 38"}
SUN_DIST:        123.19 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       84.35d {+05h 37m 25s}  +18.11d {+18d 06' 51"}
MOON_DIST:        72.76 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      27 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.21, 29.48 [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 16.30,-19.24 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.51 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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