[vsnet-grb 310599] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Dec 15 08:59:30 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 14 Dec 16 23:59:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.213d {+38d 12' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  98.674d
SLEW_TIME:       0.00 SOD {00:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17737 TJD;   350 DOY;   16/12/15
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 99
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       262.86d {+17h 31m 26s}  -23.27d {-23d 16' 26"}
SUN_DIST:        108.99 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       97.67d {+06h 30m 41s}  +18.96d {+18d 57' 51"}
MOON_DIST:        61.92 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.80, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.52 [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 6.97,19.52 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.87 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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