[vsnet-grb 293654] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Jun 9 20:37:34 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 09 Jun 16 11:37:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.085d {+11h 04m 20s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.199d {+38d 11' 56"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 292.978d
SLEW_TIME:       41880.00 SOD {11:38:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17548 TJD;   161 DOY;   16/06/09
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         92399,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:        78.11d {+05h 12m 26s}  +22.99d {+22d 59' 11"}
SUN_DIST:         74.71 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      137.83d {+09h 11m 20s}  +13.50d {+13d 30' 17"}
MOON_DIST:        35.25 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      23 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.87, 65.01 [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 38.78,-19.61 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.32 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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