[vsnet-grb 365367] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat May 5 07:07:25 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 04 May 18 22:07:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.089d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.193d {+38d 11' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 310.396d
SLEW_TIME:       79680.00 SOD {22:08:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18242 TJD;   124 DOY;   18/05/04
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 233
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        41.93d {+02h 47m 43s}  +16.15d {+16d 09' 18"}
SUN_DIST:        104.81 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      280.59d {+18h 42m 20s}  -20.63d {-20d 37' 30"}
MOON_DIST:       121.32 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      78 [%]
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 261.93,16.26 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.50 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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