[vsnet-grb 366419] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue May 15 07:40:28 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 14 May 18 22:40:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.087d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.196d {+38d 11' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 301.917d
SLEW_TIME:       81660.00 SOD {22:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18252 TJD;   134 DOY;   18/05/14
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 237
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        51.71d {+03h 26m 50s}  +18.79d {+18d 47' 25"}
SUN_DIST:         96.42 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       45.76d {+03h 03m 03s}  +12.10d {+12d 05' 52"}
MOON_DIST:       105.20 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.20, 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 225.97,19.95 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.43 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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