[vsnet-grb 356836] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Feb 20 09:18:43 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 20 Feb 18 00:18:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.127d {+11h 04m 31s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.186d {+38d 11' 10"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  25.218d
SLEW_TIME:       1140.00 SOD {00:19:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18169 TJD;    51 DOY;   18/02/20
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 202
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       333.33d {+22h 13m 20s}  -11.01d {-11d 00' 30"}
SUN_DIST:        150.51 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       19.89d {+01h 19m 33s}   +3.22d {+03d 13' 14"}
MOON_DIST:       128.36 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      17 [%]
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 10.51,-12.93 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.32 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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