[vsnet-grb 290023] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Apr 29 07:53:44 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 28 Apr 16 22:53:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.090d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.192d {+38d 11' 32"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 311.459d
SLEW_TIME:       82440.00 SOD {22:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17506 TJD;   119 DOY;   16/04/28
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 66
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        36.68d {+02h 26m 43s}  +14.52d {+14d 31' 04"}
SUN_DIST:        109.35 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      295.63d {+19h 42m 32s}  -17.04d {-17d 02' 09"}
MOON_DIST:       131.11 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      63 [%]
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 306.74,-0.51 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.50 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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