[vsnet-grb 294159] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Jun 16 09:10:55 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 16 Jun 16 00:10:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.083d {+11h 04m 20s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.202d {+38d 12' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 286.477d
SLEW_TIME:       660.00 SOD {00:11:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17555 TJD;   168 DOY;   16/06/16
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         92399,   Seg_Num: 7
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        84.88d {+05h 39m 30s}  +23.35d {+23d 21' 11"}
SUN_DIST:         69.38 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      214.33d {+14h 17m 18s}   -9.79d {-09d 47' 14"}
MOON_DIST:        65.56 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      82 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.87, 65.01 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.20, 29.49 [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 261.35,-1.66 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.24 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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