[vsnet-grb 350877] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Dec 26 07:40:46 JST 2017


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 25 Dec 17 22:40:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.211d {+38d 12' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  94.123d
SLEW_TIME:       81660.00 SOD {22:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18112 TJD;   359 DOY;   17/12/25
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 153
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       274.73d {+18h 18m 54s}  -23.37d {-23d 21' 54"}
SUN_DIST:        118.16 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        0.60d {+00h 02m 23s}   -3.73d {-03d 44' 01"}
MOON_DIST:       143.26 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      46 [%]
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 57.11,-20.06 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.99 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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