[vsnet-grb 356631] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Feb 18 09:23:52 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 18 Feb 18 00:23:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.121d {+11h 04m 29s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.184d {+38d 11' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  12.566d
SLEW_TIME:       1440.00 SOD {00:24:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18167 TJD;    49 DOY;   18/02/18
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MKN421 
TGT_NUM:         93249,   Seg_Num: 14
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       331.41d {+22h 05m 39s}  -11.72d {-11d 43' 05"}
SUN_DIST:        150.44 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      355.65d {+23h 42m 35s}   -5.46d {-05d 27' 44"}
MOON_DIST:       146.30 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.04 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.48 [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 11.20,-16.04 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.45 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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