[vsnet-grb 364809] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Apr 30 14:03:18 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 30 Apr 18 05:03:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.090d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.193d {+38d 11' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 310.514d
SLEW_TIME:       18240.00 SOD {05:04:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18238 TJD;   120 DOY;   18/04/30
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         94151,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        37.41d {+02h 29m 40s}  +14.76d {+14d 45' 21"}
SUN_DIST:        108.73 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      220.88d {+14h 43m 31s}  -10.62d {-10d 37' 00"}
MOON_DIST:        70.42 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.21, 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 197.72,16.94 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.49 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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