[vsnet-grb 360816] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Mar 24 23:45:33 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 24 Mar 18 14:45:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.103d {+11h 04m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.185d {+38d 11' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 340.994d
SLEW_TIME:       53160.00 SOD {14:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18201 TJD;    83 DOY;   18/03/24
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 222
MERIT:           70.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:         3.59d {+00h 14m 22s}   +1.56d {+01d 33' 21"}
SUN_DIST:        137.28 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       93.66d {+06h 14m 39s}  +20.09d {+20d 05' 17"}
MOON_DIST:        64.42 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      50 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.22, 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 34.11,20.24 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.60 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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