[vsnet-grb 323509] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon May 1 05:56:25 JST 2017


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 30 Apr 17 20:56:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.090d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.193d {+38d 11' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 310.522d
SLEW_TIME:       75420.00 SOD {20:57:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17873 TJD;   120 DOY;   17/04/30
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         92412,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        38.28d {+02h 33m 06s}  +15.03d {+15d 01' 54"}
SUN_DIST:        107.97 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      102.23d {+06h 48m 55s}  +19.03d {+19d 02' 02"}
MOON_DIST:        58.25 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      26 [%]
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 327.38,12.22 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.49 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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