[vsnet-grb 291694] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri May 20 01:23:34 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 19 May 16 16:23:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.088d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.194d {+38d 11' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 306.605d
SLEW_TIME:       59040.00 SOD {16:24:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17527 TJD;   140 DOY;   16/05/19
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         92399,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        56.90d {+03h 47m 35s}  +19.96d {+19d 57' 28"}
SUN_DIST:         92.02 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      213.78d {+14h 15m 07s}   -9.80d {-09d 47' 55"}
MOON_DIST:        65.22 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
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 349.27,19.59 [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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