[vsnet-grb 352234] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Jan 9 03:05:39 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 08 Jan 18 18:05:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.203d {+38d 12' 10"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  76.094d
SLEW_TIME:       65160.00 SOD {18:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18126 TJD;     8 DOY;   18/01/08
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 163
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       289.94d {+19h 19m 46s}  -22.17d {-22d 10' 14"}
SUN_DIST:        129.46 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      196.73d {+13h 06m 55s}   -2.18d {-02d 10' 52"}
MOON_DIST:        49.07 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      52 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.83, 65.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.25, 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 79.73,-12.91 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.42 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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