[vsnet-grb 325466] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon May 15 06:18:40 JST 2017


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 14 May 17 21:18:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.087d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.195d {+38d 11' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 302.566d
SLEW_TIME:       76740.00 SOD {21:19:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17887 TJD;   134 DOY;   17/05/14
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         92412,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        51.89d {+03h 27m 34s}  +18.83d {+18d 50' 03"}
SUN_DIST:         96.25 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      278.14d {+18h 32m 35s}  -19.33d {-19d 19' 32"}
MOON_DIST:       118.70 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      86 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.20, 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 256.52,20.16 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.43 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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