[vsnet-grb 316622] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Feb 22 13:26:27 JST 2017


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 22 Feb 17 04:26:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.119d {+11h 04m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.184d {+38d 11' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:   8.777d
SLEW_TIME:       16020.00 SOD {04:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17806 TJD;    53 DOY;   17/02/22
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 140
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       335.64d {+22h 22m 35s}  -10.14d {-10d 08' 07"}
SUN_DIST:        150.44 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      281.35d {+18h 45m 24s}  -18.79d {-18d 47' 09"}
MOON_DIST:       120.90 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      20 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.04 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.23, 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 344.72,-5.42 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.48 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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