[vsnet-grb 350449] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Dec 21 19:05:56 JST 2017


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 21 Dec 17 10:05:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.212d {+38d 12' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  97.560d
SLEW_TIME:       36360.00 SOD {10:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18108 TJD;   355 DOY;   17/12/21
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 149
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       269.71d {+17h 58m 49s}  -23.44d {-23d 26' 09"}
SUN_DIST:        114.31 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      305.89d {+20h 23m 34s}  -18.28d {-18d 16' 51"}
MOON_DIST:       139.61 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      9 [%]
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 133.45,19.88 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.91 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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