[vsnet-grb 349656] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Dec 13 14:56:28 JST 2017


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 13 Dec 17 05:56:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.212d {+38d 12' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  96.765d
SLEW_TIME:       21420.00 SOD {05:57:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18100 TJD;   347 DOY;   17/12/13
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 143
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       260.65d {+17h 22m 37s}  -23.16d {-23d 09' 29"}
SUN_DIST:        107.25 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      205.69d {+13h 42m 45s}   -5.51d {-05d 30' 42"}
MOON_DIST:        56.85 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      22 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.81, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.52 [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 262.81,19.21 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.92 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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