[vsnet-grb 317722] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Mar 15 06:47:48 JST 2017


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 14 Mar 17 21:47:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.098d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.187d {+38d 11' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 329.851d
SLEW_TIME:       78480.00 SOD {21:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17826 TJD;    73 DOY;   17/03/14
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 159
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       354.96d {+23h 39m 49s}   -2.18d {-02d 10' 55"}
SUN_DIST:        143.23 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      200.94d {+13h 23m 45s}   -4.55d {-04d 32' 58"}
MOON_DIST:        53.36 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.22, 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 34.01,20.35 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.59 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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