[vsnet-grb 356155] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Feb 14 09:47:31 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 14 Feb 18 00:47:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.131d {+11h 04m 32s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.188d {+38d 11' 16"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  33.664d
SLEW_TIME:       2880.00 SOD {00:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18163 TJD;    45 DOY;   18/02/14
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 198
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       327.54d {+21h 50m 10s}  -13.10d {-13d 05' 46"}
SUN_DIST:        149.92 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      306.87d {+20h 27m 29s}  -18.08d {-18d 04' 57"}
MOON_DIST:       140.24 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.87, 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 17.52,-19.30 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.21 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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