[vsnet-grb 322900] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Apr 25 17:29:51 JST 2017


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 25 Apr 17 08:29:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.092d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.191d {+38d 11' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 315.301d
SLEW_TIME:       30600.00 SOD {08:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17868 TJD;   115 DOY;   17/04/25
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MKN421 
TGT_NUM:         93249,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=8411=0x20DB
SUN_POSTN:        33.04d {+02h 12m 10s}  +13.30d {+13d 17' 54"}
SUN_DIST:        112.53 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       19.31d {+01h 17m 14s}   +4.12d {+04d 06' 58"}
MOON_DIST:       127.89 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.21, 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 139.87,-8.28 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.52 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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