[vsnet-grb 366837] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri May 18 07:24:46 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 17 May 18 22:24:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.087d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.196d {+38d 11' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 301.239d
SLEW_TIME:       80700.00 SOD {22:25:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18255 TJD;   137 DOY;   18/05/17
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 238
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        54.67d {+03h 38m 41s}  +19.48d {+19d 28' 36"}
SUN_DIST:         93.91 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       90.40d {+06h 01m 36s}  +20.24d {+20d 14' 10"}
MOON_DIST:        66.87 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
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 230.30,16.35 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.42 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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