[vsnet-grb 291106] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu May 12 06:54:20 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 11 May 16 21:54:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.088d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.194d {+38d 11' 39"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 306.138d
SLEW_TIME:       78900.00 SOD {21:55:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17519 TJD;   132 DOY;   16/05/11
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 72
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        49.20d {+03h 16m 48s}  +18.17d {+18d 10' 03"}
SUN_DIST:         98.53 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      121.67d {+08h 06m 42s}  +16.23d {+16d 13' 37"}
MOON_DIST:        44.76 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      32 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.20, 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 265.64,14.40 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.46 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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