[vsnet-grb 355674] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Feb 9 14:37:33 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 09 Feb 18 05:37:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.136d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.191d {+38d 11' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  43.624d
SLEW_TIME:       20280.00 SOD {05:38:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18158 TJD;    40 DOY;   18/02/09
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 195
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       322.82d {+21h 31m 16s}  -14.68d {-14d 40' 51"}
SUN_DIST:        148.67 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      246.91d {+16h 27m 39s}  -16.76d {-16d 45' 49"}
MOON_DIST:        93.09 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      35 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.86, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.49 [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 220.28,4.85 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.05 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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