[vsnet-grb 356510] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Feb 17 04:34:22 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 16 Feb 18 19:34:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.126d {+11h 04m 30s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.186d {+38d 11' 09"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  23.218d
SLEW_TIME:       70500.00 SOD {19:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18165 TJD;    47 DOY;   18/02/16
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MKN421 
TGT_NUM:         93249,   Seg_Num: 13
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       330.25d {+22h 01m 00s}  -12.14d {-12d 08' 20"}
SUN_DIST:        150.33 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      341.16d {+22h 44m 37s}  -10.20d {-10d 12' 08"}
MOON_DIST:       151.72 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 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 53.29,-20.46 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.34 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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