[vsnet-grb 353336] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Jan 18 19:59:48 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 18 Jan 18 10:59:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.143d {+11h 04m 34s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.198d {+38d 11' 54"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  65.440d
SLEW_TIME:       39600.00 SOD {11:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18136 TJD;    18 DOY;   18/01/18
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 175
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       300.40d {+20h 01m 37s}  -20.50d {-20d 29' 57"}
SUN_DIST:        136.74 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      315.63d {+21h 02m 31s}  -16.67d {-16d 39' 57"}
MOON_DIST:       145.56 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.84, 65.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.25, 29.50 [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 210.35,18.65 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.65 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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