[vsnet-grb 351770] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Jan 4 00:25:20 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 03 Jan 18 15:25:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.206d {+38d 12' 20"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  82.793d
SLEW_TIME:       55560.00 SOD {15:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18121 TJD;     3 DOY;   18/01/03
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 159
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       284.34d {+18h 57m 22s}  -22.78d {-22d 46' 52"}
SUN_DIST:        125.38 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      126.99d {+08h 27m 57s}  +18.08d {+18d 04' 35"}
MOON_DIST:        39.70 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.82, 65.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.51 [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 140.90,-17.50 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.27 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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